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".
8.3/10
Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with "Children of Paradise" ("Les Enfants du Paradis"), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four diffe... Read more
5.5/10
Hippies and horror mix in this comedy-shocker from director Bob Clark ("Porky's"), who co-scripted with filmmaker Alan Ormsby. A group of actors and t... Read more
6.5/10
Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) shouldn't be a likeable character. He attends Sex Addicts Anonymous, looking for women to bed; he pretends to choke in r... Read more
6.8/10
In real life, radio sex therapist Nancy (Genevieve Bujold) is as clueless as the callers on her late night talk show. Promiscuous bar-owner Eve (Lesle... Read more
3.8/10
A gang of benevolent biker chicks rolls into a small town to encounter a settlement full of zombies created by evil mortician Ralph Willum. Now these... Read more
8.4/10
Generally regarded as the greatest and most influential films of all time; Orson Welles directorial debut (he was only 25!) is the story of newspaper... Read more
8.4/10
Even people who have never seen Citizen Kane know it's the greatest film of all time. Orson Welles' debut has become an undisputed cultural benchmark... Read more
4.3/10
The Toxic Avenger must defend his friends from his own evil alternate universe doppelgänger, The Noxious Offender. Read more
6.6/10
This violent '80s shocker received an 'R.20' rating when first released to NZ cinemas and is now finally out on DVD to poison a new generation! A new... Read more
5.7/10
In true Tromatic fashion comes a tale of classic terror from the creators of "The Toxic Avenger". Welcome to Tromaville High where all the students ar... Read more