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".
Godzilla ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: David Strathairn, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Bryan Cranston,...
From the director of Monsters, Godzilla is back after a ten year break, just in time to mark the 60th anniversary in the Godzilla universe. The world'... Read more
Godzilla ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: David Strathairn, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Bryan Cranston,...
From the director of Monsters, Godzilla is back after a ten year break, just in time to mark the 60th anniversary in the Godzilla universe. The world'... Read more
Godzilla (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: David Strathairn, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Bryan Cranston,...
From the director of Monsters, Godzilla is back after a ten year break, just in time to mark the 60th anniversary in the Godzilla universe. The world'... Read more
The Raid 2 (2014)
8/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Kazuki Kitamura, Kenichi Endo, Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusade...
A.k.a. "The Raid 2: Berandal". Kicking off straight after the end of The Raid 1.0, part two sees battered-and-bruised cop Rama (Iko Uwais) made keen... Read more
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
6.2/10
Director: Noam Murro
Starring: Hans Matheson, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton
This new chapter of the epic saga "300", told in the breathtaking visual style that defined the original blockbuster, brings the fight for glory to a... Read more
300: Rise of an Empire ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
6.2/10
Director: Noam Murro
Starring: Hans Matheson, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton
This new chapter of the epic saga "300", told in the breathtaking visual style that defined the original blockbuster, brings the fight for glory to a... Read more
Sucker (Mosquito-Man) (2013)
5.7/10
Down on his luck and unlikely hero, Jim Crawley is having the worst day of his miserable life. He decides to end it all and even fails at that. An imp... Read more
The Dance of Reality (2013)
7.5/10
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Starring: Brontis Jodorowsky
Produced and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, "The Dance of Reality" is his first film in 23 years. The legendary filmmaker was born in 1929 in Tocop... Read more
Lost River (2013)
5.8/10
Director: Ryan Gosling
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Iain De Caestecker, Chris...
A single mother is swept into a dark underworld while her son discovers an underwater town. Read more
Under the Skin ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Scarlett Johansson
An unnamed woman, played by Scarlett Johansson with unshakably alluring menace, cruises the streets of Scotland in a cargo van looking for men. She's... Read more