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".
Held captive in a specialized medical facility, a young woman with unique abilities seeks a chance to escape her obsessed captor. Set in the strange a... Read more
Russ Meyer's outrageous chronicles of an all-girl rock group's rise to fame and their eventual seduction by sex, drugs and rock and roll was co-writte... Read more
Furiously offbeat, lightning-paced adventure by John Carpenter, blending action, horror, comedy and martial arts, about a ragtag group of heroes out t... Read more
Furiously offbeat, lightning-paced adventure by John Carpenter, blending action, horror, comedy and martial arts, about a ragtag group of heroes out t... Read more
An under-rated surfer drama about three surfing buddies who were Kings of the beach in the 60's. They hold a reunion in order to test themselves on th... Read more
Bill and Ted are in danger of flunking their history course - enter Rufus, a sunglasses-wearing visitor from the stars to lend them his time-travellin... Read more
The 70's cult classic about youth versus the establishment. Tom Laughlin directs (as T C Frank) and stars in this tale of Billy Jack - the half breed,... Read more
Truly controversial at the time, the popular 'Billy Jack' movies feature Tom Laughlin - who also penned the scripts and directed (under the pseudonym... Read more
Michael Keaton stars in this award-winning black comedy written, directed and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Struggling actor Riggan Thomson... Read more
Michael Keaton stars in this award-winning black comedy written, directed and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Struggling actor Riggan Thomson... Read more