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. 11 -8

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 455 -416

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 435 -203

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 220 +203

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 241 -219

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 83 +414

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 14 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 51 +227

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 205 +101

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  10. 176 +245

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  11. 107 +9

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 155 +100

    Knightriders

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  13. 287 +120

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 129 +336

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

    1977 — a.k.a. Nuclear Countdown, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 253 -51

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  16. 63 +285

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 164 +288

    Too Late the Hero

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  18. 442 +49

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 108 +13

    The Day of the Locust

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  20. 145 -93

    Black Sunday

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  21. 42 +188

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  22. 9 +397

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 53 +233

    Love Streams

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 489 -184

    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 439 -100

    One-Eyed Jacks

    1961, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 190 -23

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 203 +91

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 1 +13

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 467 -376

    Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

    1981 — a.k.a. Christiane F., in 1 top list Check
  30. 45 +206

    The Killing of Sister George

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 188 -32

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 348 +40

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 308 -212

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  34. 440 -97

    The Outlaw Josey Wales

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 400 -192

    Happiness

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 207 +106

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 79 +387

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 289 +196

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 41 +185

    Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    1964, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 7 +331

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  41. 167 -101

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  42. 180 -157

    The Andromeda Strain

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 384 -299

    Casino Royale

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 270 +53

    Ne le dis à personne

    2006 — a.k.a. Tell No One, in 1 top list Check
  45. 54 +246

    Marnie

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 183 -85

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 157 +138

    The Man Who Would Be King

    1975, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 57 +255

    Mommie Dearest

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 247 -113

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 255 -48

    The Grissom Gang

    1971, in 1 top list Check
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