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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. 156 -

    The New World

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 28 -

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 165 -

    Under the Silver Lake

    2018, in 2 top lists
    Check
  4. 11 -

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 170 -

    Mandy

    2018, in 4 top lists
    Check
  6. 171 -

    Support the Girls

    2018, in 2 top lists
    Check
  7. 142 -

    Observe and Report

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  8. 163 -

    The Counselor

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  9. 176 -

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer

    2017, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 167 -

    Mother!

    2017, in 3 top lists
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  11. 3 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 157 -

    [Rec]

    2007 — a.k.a. REC, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 116 -

    Hausu

    1977 — a.k.a. House, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 174 -

    The Duke of Burgundy

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 13 -

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 85 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 25 -

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 17 -

    Wet Hot American Summer

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 138 -

    Anaconda

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  20. 6 -

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 77 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 78 -

    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 168 -

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 26 -

    Sexy Beast

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 141 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 53 -

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 148 -

    UHF

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  28. 106 -

    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 44 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 52 -

    Heavenly Creatures

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 127 -

    Birdemic: Shock and Terror

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  32. 96 -

    The Fall

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 153 -

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 51 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 19 -

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 59 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  37. 50 -

    The Limey

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 73 -

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 159 -

    Zoolander

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 164 -

    Speed Racer

    2008, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 136 -

    Black Dynamite

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  42. 131 -

    Schizopolis

    1996, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 121 -

    Real Genius

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  44. 120 -

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 117 -

    Clue

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 115 -

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 101 -

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
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    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 56 -

    The Room

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 22 -

    Manos: The Hands of Fate

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
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