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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".

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

7.8/10
Director: Mac Carter
Starring: David Cronenberg, Frank Langella, George Reeves, Margot Kidder, Pat Boone, Sam H...

What personal tragedy helped inspire the creation of Superman? What pop phenomenon put Batman back on the cultural radar? What changes to Wonder Woman... Read more

Serial Mom (1994)

6.7/10
Director: John Waters
Starring: Ricki Lake, Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Suzanne Somers

A humourous satire about the perfect housewife (Kathleen Turner) who has a darker sideline in murder. Of course, she only kills people who are rude, b... Read more

Seven (1995)

5.2/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C McGinley, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, R Lee...

An unmissable, atmospheric thriller about a serial killer who slays victims according to the seven deadly sins (gluttony, sloth, envy, etc). Assigned... Read more

Seven ( Blu-ray ) (1995)

5.2/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C McGinley, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, R Lee...

An unmissable, atmospheric thriller about a serial killer who slays victims according to the seven deadly sins (gluttony, sloth, envy, etc). Assigned... Read more

Sex and Fury (1973)

Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Starring: Reiko Ike, Christina Linberg, Masataka Narasu

Director Norifumi Suzuki's wild, erotic and violent exploitation classic tells the story of Ocho (Reiko Ike), carrying out a blood-soaked mission of r... Read more

Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (2011)

4.4/10
Director: Christopher Sun Lap Key
Starring: Saori Hara, Hiro Hayama, Leni Lan

As a conceited scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Wei Yangsheng believes in pursuing the ultimate sexual pleasure as life is short. One day, Yangsheng encou... Read more

Sextette (1978)

3.2/10
Director: Ken Hughes
Starring: Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, George Hamilton...

Mae West's swansong is this bizarre musical comedy in which the bleach blonde diva puts her honeymoon (with Timothy Dalton) on hold while she goes off... Read more

Sgt Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)

5.9/10
Director: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Starring: Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun, Bill Weeden

He's the most outrageous superhero since the 'Toxic Avenger', using such weapons as heat-seeking chopsticks and flying parasols to augment his martial... Read more

Shaft (1971)

6.6/10
Director: Gordon Parks
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi

'Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt,movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized f... Read more

Shaft (Blu-ray) (1971)

6.6/10
Director: Gordon Parks
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi

'Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt,movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized f... Read more