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. 390 -230

    Election

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 470 -347

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 365 -151

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 86 +45

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 226 +243

    Unbreakable

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 158 +157

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 142 +358

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 263 +6

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 220 +203

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 401 -166

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 71 +362

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 116 +154

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 56 +251

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 308 -212

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 21 +49

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 232 -91

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 7 +331

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 330 -86

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 73 +366

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 392 -220

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 63 +285

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 42 +188

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 394 -219

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 253 -51

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  26. 275 +107

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 466 -379

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 9 +397

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 280 +192

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  30. 34 +156

    Funny Games

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 400 -192

    Happiness

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 66 +325

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 476 -300

    Festen

    1998 — a.k.a. The Celebration, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  36. 170 +176

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  37. 425 +7

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 319 -134

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 88 +201

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  40. 205 +101

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  41. 403 -156

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 152 +147

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 457 -313

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 372 -371

    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 11 -8

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 94 -90

    84C MoPic

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  47. 95 -88

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 12 -4

    The Addiction

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 454 -443

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 464 -452

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
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