Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies

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From the book by Jennifer Eiss. The list is arranged by chapter. Each chapter starts with a top 10 (in alphabetical order), followed by the "best of the rest" (in alphabetical order).

#1-83: Dramatic Situatons
#84-133: Gripping Tales
#134-165: Lights, Camera…!
#166-228: Visionary Universes
#229-280: Criminal Underworlds
#281-360: Tales of Terror
#361-432: Cult Humor
#433-453: The Wild Wild West
#454-502: Film Lab

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  1. 470 -347

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 338 -5

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  3. 37 +158

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 293 -267

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 373 -363

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 312 -194

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 379 -334

    Best in Show

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 282 -116

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 176 +245

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  10. 177 -164

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 245 -177

    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 271 +65

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 372 -371

    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 488 -192

    Man on Wire

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 356 +86

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 138 +85

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 285 +43

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 297 -256

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 165 +298

    True Romance

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 73 +366

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 167 -101

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 93 +382

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  23. 13 +3

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 136 +29

    Escape from New York

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 288 +157

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  26. 146 -98

    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 435 -203

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 189 -31

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 172 +186

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 166 -112

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  31. 320 -131

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 170 +176

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  33. 44 +205

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 209 +120

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 15 top lists Check
  35. 367 +17

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 66 +325

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 412 -77

    Office Space

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 394 -219

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 228 +268

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  40. 291 -289

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 401 -166

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 418 -13

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 115 +139

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 361 -314

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 308 -212

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  46. 275 +107

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  47. 287 +120

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  48. 89 +215

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 280 +192

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  50. 263 +6

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
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