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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. 1 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 93 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 31 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 169 -

    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 56 -

    The Room

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 51 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 112 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 25 -

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 19 -

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 44 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 133 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 33 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 97 -

    Synecdoche, New York

    2008, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 35 -

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 109 -

    American History X

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 156 -

    The New World

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 5 -

    Babe: Pig in the City

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  18. 8 -

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 168 -

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 119 -

    Martyrs

    2008, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 95 -

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 64 -

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 90 -

    Bad Santa

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 163 -

    The Counselor

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  25. 142 -

    Observe and Report

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  26. 141 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 125 -

    Enter the Void

    2009, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 24 -

    The Devil's Advocate

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 15 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 71 -

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 96 -

    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 102 -

    The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    2009 — a.k.a. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 39 -

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 12 -

    The Rules of Attraction

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 16 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 110 -

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 34 -

    Gerry

    2002, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 60 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 161 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 91 -

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 140 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 104 -

    Mr. Brooks

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  43. 107 -

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 94 -

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 132 -

    May

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 111 -

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 100 -

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 75 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 78 -

    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 86 -

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
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