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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. 6 -

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 13 -

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 18 -

    The Boondock Saints

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 21 -

    Road House

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 27 -

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 55 -

    The Way of the Gun

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  7. 57 -

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 65 -

    Team America: World Police

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 70 -

    Darkman

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 82 -

    Pusher II

    2004 — a.k.a. With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II, in 1 top list Check
  11. 99 -

    Serenity

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 101 -

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 106 -

    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 114 -

    Death Wish 3

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 115 -

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 120 -

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 126 -

    Highlander

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 129 -

    Double Team

    1997 — a.k.a. The Colony, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 136 -

    Black Dynamite

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  20. 138 -

    Anaconda

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  21. 145 -

    Hackers

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  22. 146 -

    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 149 -

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 160 -

    Hard Target

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 164 -

    Speed Racer

    2008, in 4 top lists Check
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