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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 Warriors (1979)

7.7/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh

A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the polic... Read more

The Wasp Woman (1961)

4.6/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris

Cosmetics producer Susan Cabot thinks she's discovered a new age-retarding cream, but learns that the 'wasp enzymes' in the formula turn her into an i... Read more

The Wes Craven Collection: The Last House on the Left / The Hills Have Eyes / The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 / The American Nightmare (2000)

Director: Wes Craven
Starring: John Laughlin, Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Dee Wallace, Sandra Cassell, Lucy G...

This collection of films from American horror director Wes Craven includes: 'The Last House on the Left' - In Craven's notorious film debut , four der... Read more

The Wicker Man (1973)

7.6/10
Director: Robin Hardy
Starring: Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt

A British police officer goes to a small island off Scotland to find a missing girl, only to discover that the islanders practice a Celtic religion wh... Read more

The Wicker Man (Blu-ray) (1973)

7.5/10
Director: Robin Hardy
Starring: Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt

A British police officer goes to a small island off Scotland to find a missing girl, only to discover that the islanders practice a Celtic religion wh... Read more

The Wild Bunch (1969)

8/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: William Holden, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson

Peckinpah at his violent best. In the Southwest of 1913, Pike Bishop (William Holden) is leader of 'The Wild Bunch', a gang of outlaws coerced by a Me... Read more

The Wild Bunch ( Blu-ray ) (1969)

8/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: William Holden, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson

Peckinpah at his violent best. In the Southwest of 1913, Pike Bishop (William Holden) is leader of 'The Wild Bunch', a gang of outlaws coerced by a Me... Read more

The Wild Ride / The Last Riders (1991)

Director: Harvey Berman
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Erik Estrada

In 'The Wild Ride' Jack Nicholson stars as a troubled youth who races cars and tangles with the cops in this cult classic about rebellious teens in th... Read more

The Witch (2015)

6.8/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lu...

A Puritan family in 1630 New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession in this superbly crafted immersion in perio... Read more

The Witch ( Blu-ray ) (2015)

6.8/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lu...

A Puritan family in 1630 New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession in this superbly crafted immersion in perio... Read more