Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies

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From the book by Jennifer Eiss. The list is arranged by chapter. Each chapter starts with a top 10 (in alphabetical order), followed by the "best of the rest" (in alphabetical order).

#1-83: Dramatic Situatons
#84-133: Gripping Tales
#134-165: Lights, Camera…!
#166-228: Visionary Universes
#229-280: Criminal Underworlds
#281-360: Tales of Terror
#361-432: Cult Humor
#433-453: The Wild Wild West
#454-502: Film Lab

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  1. 323 -120

    Gothic

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 103 -39

    Boxing Helena

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 204 +295

    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 217 +177

    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 60 +259

    The Naked Kiss

    1964, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 279 +172

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 339 +1

    Operazione paura

    1966 — a.k.a. Kill Baby, Kill, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 393 -219

    Dance of the Vampires

    1967 — a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 480 -267

    Head

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 132 +352

    What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  11. 386 -280

    Crimewave

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  12. 428 +36

    The Twelve Chairs

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  13. 413 -58

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 474 -313

    Electra Glide in Blue

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 489 -184

    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 140 +231

    Race with the Devil

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 154 +39

    The Gauntlet

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 31 +124

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 446 -163

    The Long Riders

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 292 -277

    Alligator

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 147 -53

    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 500 -19

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 324 -103

    The Hitcher

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 430 +41

    Up in Smoke

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 333 -83

    Killer Klowns from Outer Space

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 116 +154

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  27. 245 -177

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 104 -27

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 109 +16

    Dead Man's Shoes

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 170 +176

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  31. 138 +85

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 401 -166

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 403 -156

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 115 +139

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 488 -192

    Man on Wire

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 270 +53

    Ne le dis à personne

    2006 — a.k.a. Tell No One, in 1 top list Check
  37. 173 +223

    A Scanner Darkly

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 418 -13

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 372 -371

    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 291 -289

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 13 +3

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 379 -334

    Best in Show

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 361 -314

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  46. 299 -244

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 465 -384

    Capturing the Friedmans

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 246 -156

    Chopper

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 311 -202

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 457 -313

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
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