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. 245 -177

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 117 +176

    Manhunter

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 354 +62

    Society

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 121 +226

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 442 +49

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 23 +61

    Carny

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  7. 197 +43

    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar...

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 86 +45

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 209 +120

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 107 +9

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 130 -31

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 78 +383

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 77 +383

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 76 +383

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 264 +7

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 322 -125

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 305 -227

    Cannibal ferox

    1981 — a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 102 -42

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 286 +97

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 194 +7

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 436 -203

    Il grande silenzio

    1968 — a.k.a. The Great Silence, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 490 -180

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 283 -71

    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 492 -127

    Prospero's Books

    1991, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 393 -219

    Dance of the Vampires

    1967 — a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 2 +48

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 257 -35

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 222 +221

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 21 +49

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 310 -203

    Cronos

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 462 -4

    The Trip

    1967, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 204 +295

    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 172 +186

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 196 +41

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 213 +129

    Outland

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 224 +224

    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 25 +72

    Cockfighter

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 177 -164

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 486 -220

    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 221 +203

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 500 -19

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 91 +236

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  43. 367 +17

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 377 -340

    Bananas

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 359 +135

    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 55 +246

    Martin

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 278 +157

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 351 +49

    The Serpent and the Rainbow

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 207 +106

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 296 -256

    Basket Case

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
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