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".
Shin Godzilla (2016)
6.7/10
Director: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
From Hideaki Anno, the mind behind EVANGELION. The King of Monsters receives a terrifying resurgence. It's a peaceful day in Japan when a strange f... Read more
The Greasy Strangler (2016)
5.6/10
Director: Jim Hosking
Starring: Michael St Michaels, Elizabeth De Razzo, Sky Elobar
Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels) runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden (Sky Elobar). When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet (... Read more
Girl Asleep (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Rosemary Meyers
Starring: Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet, Amber McMahon, Bethany Whitmore, Eamon Farren
In this vibrant portrayal of Australian adolescence, Greta Driscoll's bubble of obscure loserdom is burst when her parents throw her a surprise 15th b... Read more
Swiss Army Man ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7/10
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to en... Read more
Swiss Army Man (2016)
7/10
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to en... Read more
Kill Your Friends (2015)
6/10
Director: Owen Harris
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, James Corden
An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit. Read more
Mad Max: Fury Road + Black and Chrome Edition ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Charlize Theron, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Hardy
From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, comes Mad Max: Fury Ro... Read more
High-Rise (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans
The brutalism begins with the architecture and extends all the way down to the residents in Ben Wheatleys High-Rise, a flashy adaptation of J.G. Ba... Read more
High-Rise ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans
Tom Hiddleston stars as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech skyscraper whose lofty location places him among... Read more
Green Room (2015)
7/10
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Mark Webber, Alia Shawkat, Imogen Poots, Macon B...
Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain't Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpe... Read more