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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. 31 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 1 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 44 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 109 -

    American History X

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 93 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 112 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 169 -

    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 133 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 33 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 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. 51 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 141 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 15 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 19 -

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 24 -

    The Devil's Advocate

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 64 -

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 90 -

    Bad Santa

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 8 -

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 5 -

    Babe: Pig in the City

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  20. 110 -

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 97 -

    Synecdoche, New York

    2008, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 35 -

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 71 -

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 96 -

    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 100 -

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 60 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 16 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 91 -

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 156 -

    The New World

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 39 -

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 25 -

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 56 -

    The Room

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 172 -

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 168 -

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 52 -

    Heavenly Creatures

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 37 -

    Rounders

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  37. 161 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 125 -

    Enter the Void

    2009, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 47 -

    Mysterious Skin

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 75 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 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
  42. 104 -

    Mr. Brooks

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  43. 26 -

    Sexy Beast

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 86 -

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 119 -

    Martyrs

    2008, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 111 -

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 12 -

    The Rules of Attraction

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 140 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 94 -

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 107 -

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

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