100 Greatest Cult Movies
Criteria: Cult movies are offbeat, strange, quirky, surreal, eccentric, campy, oddball, avant garde, often with outrageous characters, plots, and sets, that usually fared poorly at the box office but continue to live on with devoted and curious audiences.
Title (Year) (Staring Actors)
1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975) (Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon)
2. A Clockwork Orange
(1971) (Malcolm McDowell, Michael Bates)
3. Freaks
(1932) (Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova)
4. Blade Runner
(1982) (Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer)
5. This Is Spinal Tap
(1984) (Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest)
6. Fight Club
(1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton)
7. Clerks
(1994) (Jay & Silent Bob, Brian O'Halloran)
8. Heavy Metal
(1981) (Animation)
9. Harold And Maude
(1972) (Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon)
10. Office Space
(1999) (Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston)
11. Army Of Darkness
(1993) (Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz)
12. Repo Man
(1984) (Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton)
13. The Big Lebowski
(1998) (Jeff Bridges, John Goodman)
14. Fritz The Cat
(1972) (Animation - Ralph Bakshi)
15. Napoleon Dynamite
(2004) (Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez)
16. Labrynth
(1986) (David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly)
17. Brazil
(1985) (Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce)
18. Easy Rider
(1969) (Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson)
19. Resevior Dogs
(1992) (Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen)
20. Pink Flamingos
(1972) (Divine, Mink Stole)
21. Being John Malkovich
(1999) (John Cusack, Cameron Diaz)
22. Night of the Living Dead
(1968) (Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea)
23. Pink Floyd: The Wall
(1982) (Pink Floyd, Bob Hoskins, Eleanor David)
24. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998) (Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro)
25. The Princess Bride
(1987) (Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, André the Giant)
26. The Return of the Living Dead
(1985) (Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa)
27. Scarface
(1983) (Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer)
28. Hairspray
(1988) (Divine, Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry, Jerry Stiller)
29. El Topo
(1970) (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alfonso Arau)
30. Donnie Darko
(2001) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze)
31. The Lost Boys
(1987) (Jason Patric, Cory Haim, Kiefer Southerland)
32. 12 Monkeys
(1995) (Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt)
33. Eraserhead
(1977, Dir. David Lynch) (Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart)
34. Pulp Fiction
(1994) (John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman)
35. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003) (Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah)
36. Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993) (Animation - Tim Burton)
37. The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai
(1984) (Peter Weller, John Lithgow)
38. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1975) (Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Eric Idle)
39. From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996) (Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis)
40. Tommy
(1975) (Roger Daltrey, Ann Margaret, Elton John)
41. Heathers
(1989) (Christian Slater, Winona Ryder)
42. The Holy Mountain
(1973) (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horácio Salinas)
43. Flesh
(1968) (Andy Warhol Film) (Joe Dallasandro, Candy Darling)
44. Raising Arizona
(1987) (Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman)
45. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(1974) (Marylin Burns, Ed Neal)
46. Barton Fink
(1991) (John Turturro, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi)
47. Refer Madness
(1937) (Anti-marijuana Propaganda film)
48. Barbarella
(1968) (Jane Fonda, David Hemmings)
49. Head
(1968) (The Monkees, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa)
50. Dead Man
(1995) (Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Gabriel Byrne)
51. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
(1971) (Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson)
52. The Phantom of the Paradise
(1974) (Paul Williams, Jessica Harper)
53. The Boondock Saints
(1999) (Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus)
54. Zachariah
(1971) (John Rubinstein, Don Johnson, The Games Gang)
55. Trash
(1970) (Andy Warhol Film) (Joe Dallasandro)
56. Billy Jack
(1971) (Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor)
57. The Endless Summer
(1966) (Surfing Documentary)
58. The Man Who Fell To Earth
(1976) (David Bowie, Buck Henry, Candy Clark)
59. Eating Raoul
(1980) (Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov)
60. Lisztomania
(1975) (Roger Daltrey, Ringo Starr)
61. The Magic Christian
(1970) (Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Raquel Welch)
62. The Breakfast Club
(1985) (Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald)
63. American Pop
(1981) (Animation - Ralph Bakshi)
64. Flash Gordon
(1980) (Sam Jones, Max Von Sydow, Music by Queen)
65. Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971) (James Taylor, Dennis Wilson)
66. The Wicker Man
(1973) (Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Edward Woodward)
67. Death Race 2000
(1975) (Sylvester Stallone, David Carradine)
68. The Wild One
(1954) (Marlon Brando, Lee Marvin)
69. Withnail & I
(1987) (Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann)
70. Andy Warhol's Dracula
(1974) (Udo Kier, Joe Dallasandro)
71. 2000 Maniacs
(1964) (Connie Mason)
72. The Big Chill
(1983) (William Hurt, Glen Close, Kevin Kline)
73. The Gods Must Be Crazy
(1984) (N!Xau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers)
74. Shock Treatment
(1981) (Cliff De Young, Jessica Harper)
75. Quadrophenia
(1979) (Phil Daniels, Sting, Music by The Who)
76. Myra Breckenridge
(1970) (Raquel Welch, Mae West, Jim Backus)
77. Dawn Of The Dead
(1979) (David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross)
78. Flesh Gordon
(1972) (Dale Ardor, Candy Samples)
79. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
(1965) (Lori Williams, Tura Satana)
80. Fandango
(1984) (Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Suzy Amis)
81. Joe's Apartment
(1996) (Jerry O'Connell, Robert Vaughn, Megan Ward)
82. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973) (James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan)
83. UHF
(1989) ("Weird Al" Yankovic, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher)
84. King Of Hearts
(1967) (Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold)
85. Hard-Boiled
(1992) (Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu Wai)
86. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
(1980) (David Miller, Jack Riley, Sharon Taylor)
87. The Elephant Man
(1980) (John Hurt, Anne Bancroft)
88. The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
(1989) (John Neville, Eric Idle, Oliver Reed)
89. Nothing But Trouble
(1991) (Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, John Candy)
90. Tunnelvision (1976)
(Chevy Chase, John Candy, Howard Hesseman)
91. The Toxic Avenger
(1985) (Mitchell Cohen, Cindy Manion)
92. Re-Animator
(1985) (Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton)
93. A Boy And His Dog
(1975) (Don Johnson, Jason Robards)
94. Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
(1988) (Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley)
95. Little Fauss and Big Halsy
(1970) (Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard)
96. Groove Tube
(1974) (Chevy Chase, Richard Belzer)
97. Queen Of Outer Space
(1958) (Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming)
98. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
(1988) (Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder)
99. Attack Of the 50 Foot Woman
(1958) (Allison Hayes)
100. Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977) (Bill Bixby, George Lazenby, Donald Sutherland)
1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975) (Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon)
2. A Clockwork Orange
(1971) (Malcolm McDowell, Michael Bates)
3. Freaks
(1932) (Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova)
4. Blade Runner
(1982) (Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer)
5. This Is Spinal Tap
(1984) (Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest)
6. Fight Club
(1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton)
7. Clerks
(1994) (Jay & Silent Bob, Brian O'Halloran)
8. Heavy Metal
(1981) (Animation)
9. Harold And Maude
(1972) (Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon)
10. Office Space
(1999) (Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston)
11. Army Of Darkness
(1993) (Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz)
12. Repo Man
(1984) (Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton)
13. The Big Lebowski
(1998) (Jeff Bridges, John Goodman)
14. Fritz The Cat
(1972) (Animation - Ralph Bakshi)
15. Napoleon Dynamite
(2004) (Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez)
16. Labrynth
(1986) (David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly)
17. Brazil
(1985) (Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce)
18. Easy Rider
(1969) (Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson)
19. Resevior Dogs
(1992) (Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen)
20. Pink Flamingos
(1972) (Divine, Mink Stole)
21. Being John Malkovich
(1999) (John Cusack, Cameron Diaz)
22. Night of the Living Dead
(1968) (Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea)
23. Pink Floyd: The Wall
(1982) (Pink Floyd, Bob Hoskins, Eleanor David)
24. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998) (Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro)
25. The Princess Bride
(1987) (Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, André the Giant)
26. The Return of the Living Dead
(1985) (Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa)
27. Scarface
(1983) (Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer)
28. Hairspray
(1988) (Divine, Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry, Jerry Stiller)
29. El Topo
(1970) (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alfonso Arau)
30. Donnie Darko
(2001) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze)
31. The Lost Boys
(1987) (Jason Patric, Cory Haim, Kiefer Southerland)
32. 12 Monkeys
(1995) (Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt)
33. Eraserhead
(1977, Dir. David Lynch) (Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart)
34. Pulp Fiction
(1994) (John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman)
35. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003) (Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah)
36. Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993) (Animation - Tim Burton)
37. The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai
(1984) (Peter Weller, John Lithgow)
38. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1975) (Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Eric Idle)
39. From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996) (Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis)
40. Tommy
(1975) (Roger Daltrey, Ann Margaret, Elton John)
41. Heathers
(1989) (Christian Slater, Winona Ryder)
42. The Holy Mountain
(1973) (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horácio Salinas)
43. Flesh
(1968) (Andy Warhol Film) (Joe Dallasandro, Candy Darling)
44. Raising Arizona
(1987) (Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman)
45. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(1974) (Marylin Burns, Ed Neal)
46. Barton Fink
(1991) (John Turturro, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi)
47. Refer Madness
(1937) (Anti-marijuana Propaganda film)
48. Barbarella
(1968) (Jane Fonda, David Hemmings)
49. Head
(1968) (The Monkees, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa)
50. Dead Man
(1995) (Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Gabriel Byrne)
51. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
(1971) (Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson)
52. The Phantom of the Paradise
(1974) (Paul Williams, Jessica Harper)
53. The Boondock Saints
(1999) (Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus)
54. Zachariah
(1971) (John Rubinstein, Don Johnson, The Games Gang)
55. Trash
(1970) (Andy Warhol Film) (Joe Dallasandro)
56. Billy Jack
(1971) (Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor)
57. The Endless Summer
(1966) (Surfing Documentary)
58. The Man Who Fell To Earth
(1976) (David Bowie, Buck Henry, Candy Clark)
59. Eating Raoul
(1980) (Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov)
60. Lisztomania
(1975) (Roger Daltrey, Ringo Starr)
61. The Magic Christian
(1970) (Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Raquel Welch)
62. The Breakfast Club
(1985) (Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald)
63. American Pop
(1981) (Animation - Ralph Bakshi)
64. Flash Gordon
(1980) (Sam Jones, Max Von Sydow, Music by Queen)
65. Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971) (James Taylor, Dennis Wilson)
66. The Wicker Man
(1973) (Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Edward Woodward)
67. Death Race 2000
(1975) (Sylvester Stallone, David Carradine)
68. The Wild One
(1954) (Marlon Brando, Lee Marvin)
69. Withnail & I
(1987) (Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann)
70. Andy Warhol's Dracula
(1974) (Udo Kier, Joe Dallasandro)
71. 2000 Maniacs
(1964) (Connie Mason)
72. The Big Chill
(1983) (William Hurt, Glen Close, Kevin Kline)
73. The Gods Must Be Crazy
(1984) (N!Xau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers)
74. Shock Treatment
(1981) (Cliff De Young, Jessica Harper)
75. Quadrophenia
(1979) (Phil Daniels, Sting, Music by The Who)
76. Myra Breckenridge
(1970) (Raquel Welch, Mae West, Jim Backus)
77. Dawn Of The Dead
(1979) (David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross)
78. Flesh Gordon
(1972) (Dale Ardor, Candy Samples)
79. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
(1965) (Lori Williams, Tura Satana)
80. Fandango
(1984) (Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Suzy Amis)
81. Joe's Apartment
(1996) (Jerry O'Connell, Robert Vaughn, Megan Ward)
82. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973) (James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan)
83. UHF
(1989) ("Weird Al" Yankovic, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher)
84. King Of Hearts
(1967) (Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold)
85. Hard-Boiled
(1992) (Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu Wai)
86. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
(1980) (David Miller, Jack Riley, Sharon Taylor)
87. The Elephant Man
(1980) (John Hurt, Anne Bancroft)
88. The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
(1989) (John Neville, Eric Idle, Oliver Reed)
89. Nothing But Trouble
(1991) (Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, John Candy)
90. Tunnelvision (1976)
(Chevy Chase, John Candy, Howard Hesseman)
91. The Toxic Avenger
(1985) (Mitchell Cohen, Cindy Manion)
92. Re-Animator
(1985) (Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton)
93. A Boy And His Dog
(1975) (Don Johnson, Jason Robards)
94. Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
(1988) (Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley)
95. Little Fauss and Big Halsy
(1970) (Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard)
96. Groove Tube
(1974) (Chevy Chase, Richard Belzer)
97. Queen Of Outer Space
(1958) (Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming)
98. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
(1988) (Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder)
99. Attack Of the 50 Foot Woman
(1958) (Allison Hayes)
100. Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977) (Bill Bixby, George Lazenby, Donald Sutherland)
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Last Updated: 2021-07-29Newly added names are in Red