Scott Tobias's The New Cult Canon

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The idea behind The New Cult Canon is to take a fresh look at the new generation of cult movies that have sprung up in the last two decades, although some older movies are also included into the list. The list is authored by Scott Tobias.

[From 2008 to 2013, starting with Donnie Darko and ending with The Rapture, I wrote a column for The A.V. Club called The New Cult Canon, my homage to Danny Peary’s three Cult Movies books, which were a huge influence on my moviegoing habits as a young cinephile. My idea was to pick up where Peary’s last book left off, in 1987, and explore “The Classics, The Sleepers, The Weird and the Wonderful”—films that have inspired mad obsession since. With The Reveal, I finally have the opportunity to bring it back.]

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  1. 5 -

    Babe: Pig in the City

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  2. 34 -

    Gerry

    2002, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 57 -

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 58 -

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 59 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 65 -

    Team America: World Police

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 72 -

    Pootie Tang

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  8. 96 -

    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 99 -

    Serenity

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 103 -

    The Descent

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 126 -

    Highlander

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 138 -

    Anaconda

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  13. 144 -

    Cabin Boy

    1994, in 1 top list Check
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