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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. 33 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 44 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 1 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 93 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 31 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 85 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 172 -

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 11 -

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 54 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 95 -

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 32 -

    Sånger från andra våningen

    2000 — a.k.a. Songs from the Second Floor, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 133 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 109 -

    American History X

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 112 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 94 -

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 16 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 75 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 101 -

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 19 -

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 105 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 77 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 51 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 80 -

    Gegen die Wand

    2004 — a.k.a. Head-On, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 39 -

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 60 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 140 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 87 -

    Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    2001, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 35 -

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 123 -

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 71 -

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 161 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 156 -

    The New World

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 27 -

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 168 -

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 15 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 74 -

    Naked

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 38 -

    Near Dark

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 97 -

    Synecdoche, New York

    2008, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 64 -

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 169 -

    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 100 -

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 26 -

    Sexy Beast

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 141 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 125 -

    Enter the Void

    2009, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 43 -

    Exotica

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 110 -

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 52 -

    Heavenly Creatures

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 3 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 150 -

    Margaret

    2011, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 119 -

    Martyrs

    2008, in 7 top lists Check
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