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Scott Tobias's The New Cult Canon

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Donnie Darko
Richard Kelly 2001 1h 54m 8.6

A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.

Morvern Callar
Lynne Ramsay 2002 1h 37m 5.0

Following her boyfriend's suicide, supermarket clerk Morvern Callar passes off his unpublished novel as her own...

Irma Vep
Olivier Assayas 1996 1h 39m 7.3

A has-been French filmmaker wants a Hong Kong actress to be the heroine in a rendering of Les Vampires.

Miami Blues
George Armitage 1990 1h 37m 8.0

When Fred gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student Susie. Opposing Fred is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.

Babe: Pig in the City
George Miller 1998 1h 36m 6.2

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

They Live
John Carpenter 1988 1h 33m 7.7

A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

Clerks.
7.

Clerks.

Kevin Smith 1994 1h 32m 8.0

Dante works in a local shop. He has to work on his day off, which he doesn't like. Just as he doens't like his customers. But hey? Why not close the shop and play hockey on the rooftop?

Primer
8.

Primer

Shane Carruth 2004 1h 17m 7.0

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

Pi
9.

Pi

Darren Aronofsky 1998 1h 24m 8.2

The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a leak in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.

The Blair Witch Project
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez 1999 1h 21m 7.1

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary...A year later their footage was found.

Soy Cuba
11.

Soy Cuba

Mikhail Kalatozov 1964 2h 21m 8.2

A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution: a young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend; a tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works; university students gain first-hand knowledge...

The Rules of Attraction
Roger Avary 2002 1h 50m 7.3

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Shane Black 2005 1h 43m 7.8

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Errol Morris 1997 1h 23m

An exploration of the careers of four unrelated professionals: a lion tamer, a robotics expert, a topiary gardener, and a naked mole rat specialist.

Batoru rowaiaru
Kinji Fukasaku 2000 1h 53m 7.9

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Dead Man
16.

Dead Man

Jim Jarmusch 1995 2h 2m 8.1

Dead Man is an American western film by Jim Jarmusch from 1995 starring Johnny Depp. This completely black and white film tells the story of the last few days of a young man’s life who moved into the Wild West at the end of the 19th century.

Wet Hot American Summer
David Wain 2001 1h 37m 7.0

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

The Boondock Saints
Troy Duffy 1999 1h 48m 8.3

Fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of the evil men operating there while being tracked down by an FBI agent.

Punch-Drunk Love
Paul Thomas Anderson 2002 1h 36m 7.1

A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman.

Wild Things
John McNaughton 1998 1h 48m 6.9

A complex erotic thriller that preceded two other Wild Things movies that weren’t as successful as the first. Director John McNaughton created a turbulent mix of intriguing sex crimes that received kudos from audiences.

Road House
Rowdy Herrington 1989 1h 54m 6.1

A nightclub owner frames a romantic rival for murder.

Manos: The Hands of Fate
Harold P. Warren 1966 1h 9m 2.8

A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.

Troll 2
23.

Troll 2

Claudio Fragasso 1990 1h 35m 5.9

When young Joshua learns that he will be going on vacation with his family to a small town called Nilbog, he protests adamantly. He is warned by the spirit of his deceased grandfather that goblins populate the town. His parents, Michael and Diana, dismiss his apprehensions, but soon learn to appreciate their son's warnings. Guided by his grandfa...

The Devil's Advocate
Taylor Hackford 1997 2h 24m 7.7

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

Showgirls
25.

Showgirls

Paul Verhoeven 1995 2h 11m 5.2

A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.

Sexy Beast
Jonathan Glazer 2000 1h 29m 7.1

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.

Sonatine
27.

Sonatine

Takeshi Kitano 1993 1h 34m 9.1

Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lie low at the beach.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Joe Dante 1990 1h 46m 7.3

Gremlins 2 is the sequel to the extremely successful horror comedy from 1984 about small furry monsters who cheerfully cause terror and fear to humans.

Riget
29.

Riget

1994 1h 8m 8.5

The series is set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget". "Riget" means "the realm" or "the kingdom" and leads one to think of "dødsriget", the realm of the dead.

American Movie
Chris Smith 1999 1h 44m 7.0

AMERICAN MOVIE is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, AMERICAN MOVIE is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

Fight Club
David Fincher 1999 2h 19m 9.2

Jack, uno Yuppie in cerca di se stesso, subisce il fascino travolgente e malsano di Tyler Durden, un disturbato gestore di palestre clandestine dove gli atleti si picchiano a sangue per dar sfogo alle proprie repressioni.

Sånger från andra våningen
Roy Andersson 2000 1h 39m 8.9

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

Oldeuboi
33.

Oldeuboi

Park Chan-wook 2003 2h 8.8

Oldboy is the revenge drama from Director Park Chan-wook. Based on a Manga comic it depicts the suffering path of a man who must deal with the never ending torment of having unknowingly made someone his enemy.

Gerry
34.

Gerry

Gus Van Sant 2002 1h 43m 7.7

Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.

Irréversible
Gaspar Noé 2002 1h 33m 7.5

Irréversible is a controversial film from French director Gaspar Noe about the revenge of two men on the rapist of their girlfriend.

Office Space
Mike Judge 1999 1h 30m 7.7

A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.

Rounders
37.

Rounders

John Dahl 1998 2h 1m 7.9

A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

Near Dark
38.

Near Dark

Kathryn Bigelow 1987 1h 34m 7.4

A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

Ôdishon
39.

Ôdishon

Takashi Miike 1999 1h 55m 7.4

Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training.

Kairo
40.

Kairo

Kiyoshi Kurosawa 2001 1h 59m 6.7

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

The Devil's Rejects
Rob Zombie 2005 1h 51m 7.6

The follow-up to his 2003 horror hit HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, Rob Zombie's THE DEVIL'S REJECTS continues the story of a bizarre group of very odd people who like to torture, maim, and kill virtually everyone they come in contact with.

Do lok tin si
Wong Kar-Wai 1995 1h 38m 7.3

This Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.

Exotica
43.

Exotica

Atom Egoyan 1994 1h 43m 8.0

A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club Exotica in an attempt to find solace, but even there his past is never far away.

Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino 1992 1h 39m 8.9

Reservoir Dogs is wonder-kid director Quentin Tarantino’s debut film that made him into the big time director he is today. This independent production is a star studded gangster mix wherein a bag of very valuable diamonds is stolen and possibly by a traitor in their own gang.

Married to the Mob
Jonathan Demme 1988 1h 44m 6.0

An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife seeking to start her life over after her husband's murder.

King of New York
Abel Ferrara 1990 1h 43m 7.3

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

Mysterious Skin
Gregg Araki 2004 1h 45m 8.2

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Bitter Moon
Roman Polanski 1992 2h 19m 7.5

After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Velvet Goldmine
Todd Haynes 1998 2h 3m 8.0

In 1984, British newspaper reporter Arthur Stuart is investigating the career of 1970s glam rock star Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by American rock singer Curt Wild, whose show was quite crazy for his time.

The Limey
50.

The Limey

Steven Soderbergh 1999 1h 29m 8.8

An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.