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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".

His Girl Friday (1940)

8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Rosalind Russell

This must-see film has Cary Grant as a conniving editor and Rosalind Russell as a star reporter (and his ex-wife), with Ralph Bellamy as the mama's bo... Read more

Hobo With a Shotgun (2011)

6.1/10
Director: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Brian Downey

Originally a trailer featured in the Canadian theatrical run of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse," this exploitation tribute stars... Read more

Hobo With a Shotgun (Blu-ray) (2011)

6.1/10
Director: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Brian Downey

Originally a trailer featured in the Canadian theatrical run of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse," this exploitation tribute stars... Read more

Hot Fuzz (2007)

7.9/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Bill Bailey, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Kennet...

The lads that brought us zombie spoof 'Shaun of the Dead' turn their attentions to the British bobby in this cameo-packed mickey-take of the cops-and-... Read more

Hot Fuzz ( Blu-ray ) (2007)

7.9/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Billie Whitelaw, Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Kenneth Cranham, Steve Coogan,...

The lads that brought us zombie spoof 'Shaun of the Dead' turn their attentions to the British bobby in this cameo-packed mickey-take of the cops-and-... Read more

House of 1000 Dolls (1967)

4.9/10
Director: Jeremy Summers
Starring: Martha Hyer, Vincent Price, George Nader, Maria Rohm

When a couple vacationing in Tangiers (George Nader and Ann Smyrner) run into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching for his missing... Read more

House of Games (1987)

7.3/10
Director: David Mamet
Starring: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum

Playright David Mamet's directorial film debut is this superbly crafted story about an uptight psychiatrist (Lindsay Crouse) who goes thrill-seeking w... Read more

House Of Wax / Mystery of the Wax Museum (1953)

Director: Andre De Toth, Michael Curtiz
Starring: Carolyn Jones, Phyllis Kirk, Frank Lovejoy, Vincent Price, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wr...

A spooky double feature DVD of "Mystery of the Wax Museum" and its remake, "House of Wax". "House of Wax" (1953) - Vincent Price stars as the demented... Read more

How to Make a Monster (1958)

5.3/10
Director: Herbert L Strock
Starring: Robert H Harris, Gary Conway, Paul Brinegar, Gary Clarke, Malcolm Atterbury

Pete Drummond (Robert H. Harris) has been chief makeup man at the Hollywood Studio for 25 years. When the studio is sold, Pete is brusquely informed t... Read more

Howard the Duck (1986)

4.6/10
Director: Willard Huyck
Starring: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins

In this sci-fi comedy from executive producer George Lucas, Howard the Duck is an extra-terrestrial fowl who is accidentally beamed to earth by physic... Read more