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Cult Films / After Dark

Cult Films generally have limited but very special appeal. They are usually strange, quirky, offbeat, eccentric, oddball, or surreal. They may have outrageous, weird, cartoony characters or plots, and garish sets. They are often considered controversial because they step outside standard narrative and technical conventions. Cult films cut across many film genres (science fiction, horror, melodrama, etc.), and though they can be very stylized, they are often flawed or unusual in some striking way. To make a little sense of this unique genre, scroll the motherlode below, or take a side road by clicking a blue sub-heading to yer left... Visiting "Television Shows" and the "Cult Television" sub-feature may be worth checking out, also the "Animation" feature and the "Cult Animation" or "JapAnime" sub-feature will help with the bigger picture.. Right: Henry (Jack Nance) is "Eraserhead".

The Leather Boys (1966)

7.3/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Rita Tushingham, Dudley Sutton, Colin Campbell

A bold and engaging drama set against the decadent motorcycle clubs of 1960s England. Rita Tushingham ('A Taste of Honey') and Colin Campbell star as... Read more

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

7.1/10
Director: Nicholas Gessner
Starring: Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith

Thirteen-year-old Rynn (Jodie Foster) is a gifted prodigy who lives in a big old house with her reclusive father... all alone. Or does she? When Rynn'... Read more

The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

6.3/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Jonathan Haze, Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller

Jack Nicholson is the masochist who thrives on dental pain in this very funny cult classic from Roger Corman. The preposterous plot revolves around a... Read more

The Long Goodbye (1973)

7.7/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden

A quirky, semi-satiric, updating of Raymond Chandler stars Elliott Gould as laid-back gumshoe Philip Marlowe, investigating the murder of his friend's... Read more

The Long Goodbye (Blu-ray) (1973)

7.6/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden

A quirky, semi-satiric, updating of Raymond Chandler stars Elliott Gould as laid-back gumshoe Philip Marlowe, investigating the murder of his friend's... Read more

The Lost (2005)

6.7/10
Director: Chris Sivertson
Starring: Marc Senter, Shay Astar, Alex Frost, Megan Henning, Robin Sydney, Dee Wallace, E...

Based on the novel by Jack Ketchum, this horror/thriller is set in the late '60s when the youth of America were either getting their heads down at sch... Read more

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)

7/10
Director: Larry Blamire
Starring: Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell, Brian Howe

A parody of 50's B-grade sci-fi and horror flicks, this deliriously silly tale has a dedicated scientist and his clueless wife journey to a remote cab... Read more

The Loveless (1982)

6.2/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Marin Kanter, Robert Gordon

A compelling amalgam of art film and homage to the American International Pictures biker flicks of the 1960s. In the tradition of 'The Wild One', 'Eas... Read more

The Machinist (2004)

7.7/10
Director: Brad Anderson
Starring: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michae...

Trevor (Christian Bale) hasn't slept in a year. The shocking deterioration of his physical and mental health makes every waking moment an unrelenting... Read more

The Magic Christian (1969)

6.1/10
Director: Joseph McGrath
Starring: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Raquel Welch, John Cleese, Yul Brynner, Christopher...

Peter Sellers tries to teach adopted son Ringo Starr about the power and abuses of vast wealth. He will go to outrageous lengths to prove that everyon... Read more