Cult Classic
Many cult movies have gone on to transcend their original cult status and have become recognized as classics, others are of the "so bad it's good" variety, and are destined to remain in obscurity. Here you will also discover some of the most astonishing, tastless and sometimes the worst movie ever made. The term cult film implies a certain level of obscurity, and widely popular, mainstream movies are not considered to be cult films and will not be found in this company.
Assassin of Youth (1935)
4.7/10
Director: Elmer Clifton
Starring: Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner, Fay McKenzie, Michael Owen
Stop! Don't light that joint until you first watch this crackpot cannabis 'classic' from the 1930's. Here are the True! Facts on the weed with the Roo... Read more
Reefer Madness (1936)
3.7/10
Director: Louis Gasnier
Starring: Warren McCollum, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien
'If you smoke it...you will go insane'. This classic anti-marijuana propaganda film depicts innocent high school kids being "turned on" by adult pushe... Read more
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
5.8/10
Director: Jack Starrett
Starring: Bernie Casey, Tamara Dobson, Brenda Sykes, Shelley Winters
Black, beautiful, brawny Tamara Dobson stars as Cleopatra Jones, the U.S. special agent with a style all her own! Plenty of violence and action as 6'2... Read more
Robot Monster (1953)
2.9/10
Director: Phil Tucker
Starring: George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle, John Mylong, Gregory Moffett, Pamel...
Ro-Man, a sex starved robot monster (dressed in a gorilla suit and diving helmet), has destroyed all of humanity with the exception of a small band of... Read more
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
7.4/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Serbedzija
Master Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's meticulous swan song was this tale, starring Tom Cruise as a doctor who is married to an art curator (Nicole Kidman... Read more
The Blob (1958)
6.4/10
Director: Irvin S Yeaworth
Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe
This classic cult movie of the 50's combined both elements inherent in the Sci-Fi and teen delinquent movies of the time and created a new hybrid that... Read more
Blood Feast (1963)
5/10
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Starring: Connie Mason, Mel Arnold, Thomas Wood
Herschell Gordon Lewis invented the modern gore film with this 1963 low budget thriller about a mad Egyptian caterer who uses human victims to spice u... Read more
The Arena (1974)
5.4/10
Director: Steve Carver
Starring: Margaret Markov, Pam Grier, Lucretia Love, Paul Muller, Daniel Vargas
"See wild women fight to the death!" in this 70s exploitation classic from Roger Corman. Kidnapped by Roman soldiers, a voluptuous Nubian slave (Pam G... Read more
Hercules in New York (1970)
3.2/10
Director: Arthur Seidelman
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Stang, Taina Elg
AKA "Hercules Goes Bananas". Arnold Schwarzenegger made his film debut (with someone else dubbing his voice!) as the legendary muscleman who lands in... Read more
Teaserama: The Holy Grail of Girlie Flicks! (1955)
5/10
Director: Irving Klaw
Starring: Bettie Page, Tempest Storm, Joe E Ross
A rare, colour burlesque feature, with strippers, dancers and comics at the top of their risque form. The incomparable Bettie Page is featured in sizz... Read more