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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. 29 -

    Riget

    1994 — a.k.a. The Kingdom, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 105 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 125 -

    Enter the Void

    2009, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 51 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 133 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 150 -

    Margaret

    2011, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 85 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 24 -

    The Devil's Advocate

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 11 -

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 48 -

    Bitter Moon

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 31 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 156 -

    The New World

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 71 -

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 74 -

    Naked

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 172 -

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 113 -

    Demonlover

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 101 -

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 25 -

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 77 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 140 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 97 -

    Synecdoche, New York

    2008, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 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
  23. 16 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 80 -

    Gegen die Wand

    2004 — a.k.a. Head-On, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 176 -

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    2017, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 37 -

    Rounders

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  27. 104 -

    Mr. Brooks

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  28. 33 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 109 -

    American History X

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 55 -

    The Way of the Gun

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  31. 66 -

    Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages

    2000 — a.k.a. Code Unknown, in 6 top lists Check
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    Velvet Goldmine

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 163 -

    The Counselor

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  34. 96 -

    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 75 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 92 -

    Zero Effect

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  37. 39 -

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 15 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 107 -

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 95 -

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
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    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 20 top lists Check
  42. 64 -

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 111 -

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 123 -

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 12 -

    The Rules of Attraction

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 153 -

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 86 -

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 83 -

    Pusher III

    2005 — a.k.a. I'm the Angel of Death: Pusher III, in 1 top list Check
  49. 168 -

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 67 -

    Trust

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
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