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".
This camp musical sci-fi horror movie spoof has become - thanks to elaborate audience participation on the midnight movie circuit - the definitive cul... Read more
This camp musical sci-fi horror movie spoof has become - thanks to elaborate audience participation on the midnight movie circuit - the definitive cul... Read more
The quintessential cult movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975) follows Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) as a flat tire leads the... Read more
Meet Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek), a womanizing drug dealer whose quest for a connection brings him face to face with Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon),... Read more
Meet Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek), a womanizing drug dealer whose quest for a connection brings him face to face with Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon),... Read more
Outrageously funny satire features an Oscar-nominated performance by Peter O'Toole as a British earl who thinks he's Jesus Christ. Wicked barbs are th... Read more
After an unforgettable turn in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," Johnny Depp takes on another Hunter S. Thompson persona in this adaptation of the gon... Read more
After an unforgettable turn in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," Johnny Depp takes on another Hunter S. Thompson persona in this adaptation of the gon... Read more
The Rutles, a living legend that will live long after other living legends have died. The Rutles are a non-existent band that look like the Beatles, b... Read more
Director Guy Maddin's works are like a window to an alternate film universe - this unforgettable feverish whirligig of a movie is the closest the cul... Read more