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.
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
7.2/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Alfie Bass, Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate
AKA: 'Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck' or 'Dance of the Vampires'. Polanski's near brilliant mixture of humour and horror. Professor Abronsiu... Read more
Hells Angels On Wheels (1967)
5.1/10
Director: Richard Rush
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Adam Roarke, Sabrina Scharf
One of the best-remembered examples of the biker flicks of the 1960's. Poet (Jack Nicholson) is a moody gas station attendant who is looking for more... Read more
Godzilla vs Ebirah (1966)
Director: Jun Fukuda
Starring: Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno, Chotaro Togin, Hideo Sunazuka, Toru Watanabe
The island of Letchi is home to terrorist group, Red Bamboo, who have enslaved the local inhabitants and have big ideas about world domination. Guard... Read more
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
1.9/10
Director: Harold P Warren
Starring: Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Mahree, Hal Warren
Everything that can go wrong does on a young couple's terrifying vacation. Lost and unable to find an inn, they stop at the door of a mysterious house... Read more
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966)
6.8/10
Director: Russ Meyer
Starring: Tura Satana, Haji
Russ Meyer's ode to the violence in women; this is the story of a new breed of superwomen emerging out of the ruthlessness of our times. We are introd... Read more
Modesty Blaise (1966)
5.2/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Monica Vitti, Dirk Bogarde, Terence Stamp
Of the many '60s cinema spies who arrived in the wake of James Bond, none cut a finer figure than Italian siren Monica Vitti as jewel thief-turned-sec... Read more
Planet of Blood / Journey to the Seventh Planet (1966)
Director: Curtis Harrington, Sidney Pink
Starring: John Agar, Dennis Hopper, Basil Rathbone, John Saxon, Greta Thyssen, Ann Smyrner
A sci-fi classic double feature. "Planet of Blood" (1966) Aka 'Queen of Blood' - An outer space rescue mission finds a green-skinned woman in a Martia... Read more
The 10th Victim (1965)
6.6/10
Director: Elio Petri
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli
In the 21st Century, where a human vs. human "Big Hunt" is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress agrees to kill a "victim" to get a major... Read more
Catch Us If You Can (1965)
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Dave Clark Five
John Boorman makes his directorial debut with this 1960s cult classic in which Dave Clark stars as a stuntman who gives up the rat-race to see the rea... Read more
Hercules and the Princess of Troy / Atlas in the Land of Cyclops / Giants of Rome (1965)
Director: Albert Band
Starring: Gordon Scott, Gordon Mitchell, Richard Harrison
Made in English as the pilot for a proposed Hercules TV series, "Hercules and the Princess of Troy" stars Gordon Scott as the heroic demigod, pitted a... Read more