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The 100 Greatest Cult Films

by elias_michelg • Created 14 years ago • Modified 14 years ago
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  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    1. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (913K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    2. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.9 (2.3M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)

    3. Fight Club

    19992h 19mR67Metascore
    8.8 (2.5M)
    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat Loaf
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    4. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    20031h 51mR69Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl Hannah
  • Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    5. Reservoir Dogs

    19921h 39mR81Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael Madsen
  • Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Stuart Stone in Donnie Darko (2001)

    6. Donnie Darko

    20011h 53mR88Metascore
    8.0 (883K)
    After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
    DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnell
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    7. Scarface

    19832h 50mR65Metascore
    8.3 (967K)
    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven Bauer
  • Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

    8. The Nightmare Before Christmas

    19931h 16mPG82Metascore
    7.9 (396K)
    Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
    DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'Hara
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    9. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (855K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
  • Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeleine Stowe in 12 Monkeys (1995)

    10. 12 Monkeys

    19952h 9mR75Metascore
    8.0 (665K)
    In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsBruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad Pitt
  • Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)

    11. The Big Lebowski

    19981h 57mR71Metascore
    8.1 (892K)
    Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne Moore
  • Pink Floyd in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

    12. Pink Floyd: The Wall

    19821h 35mR47Metascore
    8.0 (88K)
    A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBob GeldofChristine HargreavesJames Laurenson
  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

    13. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    19981h 58mR41Metascore
    7.5 (311K)
    An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey Maguire
  • Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

    14. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    19751h 40mR65Metascore
    7.4 (175K)
    A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
    DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry Bostwick
  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)

    15. The Elephant Man

    19802h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.2 (273K)
    A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne Bancroft
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    19751h 31mPG91Metascore
    8.2 (589K)
    King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
    DirectorsTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    17. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    19741h 23mR91Metascore
    7.4 (199K)
    Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
    DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen Danziger
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    18. Night of the Living Dead

    19681h 36mR89Metascore
    7.8 (145K)
    A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl Hardman
  • John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich (1999)

    19. Being John Malkovich

    19991h 53mR90Metascore
    7.7 (362K)
    A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
    DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJohn CusackCameron DiazCatherine Keener
  • Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Marc Antona, Michael Attwell, David Alan Barclay, Sean Barrett, Timothy Bateson, Denise Bryer, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz, Michael Hordern, Peter Marinker, Rob Mills, Ron Mueck, Toby Philpott, Karen Prell, David Shaughnessy, and Shari Weiser in Labyrinth (1986)

    20. Labyrinth

    19861h 41mPG50Metascore
    7.3 (158K)
    Teenage Sarah journeys through a maze to save her baby brother from the Goblin King.
    DirectorJim HensonStarsDavid BowieJennifer ConnellyToby Froud
  • Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)

    21. Clerks

    19941h 32mR70Metascore
    7.7 (237K)
    A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
    DirectorKevin SmithStarsBrian O'HalloranJeff AndersonMarilyn Ghigliotti
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

    22. The Gods Must Be Crazy

    19801h 49mPG73Metascore
    7.3 (62K)
    A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
    DirectorJamie UysStarsN!xauMarius WeyersSandra Prinsloo
  • Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)

    23. Army of Darkness

    19921h 21mR59Metascore
    7.4 (202K)
    When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEmbeth DavidtzMarcus Gilbert
  • Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)

    24. The Breakfast Club

    19851h 37mR66Metascore
    7.8 (458K)
    Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly Ringwald
  • Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)

    25. Easy Rider

    19691h 35mR85Metascore
    7.2 (121K)
    Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware.
    DirectorDennis HopperStarsPeter FondaDennis HopperJack Nicholson

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