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. 247 -113

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 468 -365

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 286 +97

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 383 -301

    Carnal Knowledge

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 50 +223

    Light Sleeper

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 69 +342

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 431 +51

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 251 -98

    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 365 -151

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 491 -128

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 62 +269

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 299 -244

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 138 +85

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 464 -452

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 478 -287

    Funny Ha Ha

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  17. 49 +223

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 479 -275

    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 377 -340

    Bananas

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 389 -243

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 463 +4

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 470 -347

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 68 +333

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 87 +52

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 415 -51

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 368 +79

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 460 -109

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  28. 152 +147

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 66 +325

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 459 -289

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 177 -164

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 124 +285

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 185 -55

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 32 +139

    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 59 +258

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 432 +66

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 330 -86

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  38. 356 +86

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 312 -194

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 198 +43

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 319 -134

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 423 +3

    Stardust Memories

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 52 +227

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 5 +206

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 33 +146

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 266 +15

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 381 -310

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 438 -193

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 53 +233

    Love Streams

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 178 -160

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
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