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. 337 -13

    Near Dark

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 223 +223

    The Thing with Two Heads

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  3. 281 -261

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 139 +153

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 312 -194

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 115 +139

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 491 -128

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 138 +85

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 374 -347

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 165 +298

    True Romance

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 202 +75

    Logan's Run

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 188 -32

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 66 +325

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 468 -365

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 320 -131

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 167 -101

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 470 -347

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 366 -114

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 142 +358

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 263 +6

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 253 -51

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 107 +9

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 435 -203

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 217 +177

    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 146 -98

    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 334 -71

    The Last House on the Left

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 483 -241

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 71 +362

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  31. 311 -202

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 264 +7

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 158 +157

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 414 -53

    Polyester

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 156 +126

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 69 +342

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 131 +346

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 467 -376

    Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

    1981 — a.k.a. Christiane F., in 1 top list Check
  39. 123 +256

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  41. 413 -58

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 32 +139

    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 289 +196

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 407 -104

    Meet the Feebles

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 431 +51

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 401 -166

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 338 -5

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  49. 238 +215

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  50. 394 -219

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
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