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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. 11 -

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 85 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 114 -

    Death Wish 3

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 38 -

    Near Dark

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 75 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 110 -

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 140 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 4 -

    Miami Blues

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 158 -

    Pump Up the Volume

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  10. 78 -

    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 67 -

    Trust

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 77 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 161 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 162 -

    The Rapture

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 48 -

    Bitter Moon

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 62 -

    Careful

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 94 -

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 139 -

    Diggstown

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  19. 100 -

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 101 -

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 44 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 141 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 74 -

    Naked

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 27 -

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 43 -

    Exotica

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 52 -

    Heavenly Creatures

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 123 -

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 29 -

    Riget

    1994 — a.k.a. The Kingdom, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 105 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 16 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 42 -

    Do lok tin si

    1995 — a.k.a. Fallen Angels, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 25 -

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 91 -

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 153 -

    Bound

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 3 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 24 -

    The Devil's Advocate

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 88 -

    In the Company of Men

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 71 -

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 109 -

    American History X

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 5 -

    Babe: Pig in the City

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  41. 111 -

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 37 -

    Rounders

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  43. 49 -

    Velvet Goldmine

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 92 -

    Zero Effect

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  45. 54 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 51 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 31 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 50 -

    The Limey

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 39 -

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 112 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
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