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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".

Mulholland Drive (2001)

8/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Ann Miller, Laura Harring, Robert Forster, Dan Heda...

David Lynch pulls out all the stops, upends all expectations, and, well, goes all Lynchian in this maniacal, mind-bending mix of Hollywood satire, fil... Read more

Mulholland Drive (Blu-ray) (2001)

8/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Ann Miller, Naomi Watts, Robert Forster, Justin Theroux, Laura Harring

A dark-haired woman (Laura Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an ap... Read more

Murder Party (2007)

6.1/10
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Chris Sharp, Sandy Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt, Beryl Guceri

Social misfit Christopher figures he'll be home alone on Halloween when he finds an invitation to a 'murder party'. He slaps together a cardboard cost... Read more

My Darling Clementine (1946)

7.8/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature

A beautifully directed American classic about Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and Doc Holliday (Victor Mature) leading to the inevitable gunfight at the O.K.... Read more

My Name is Bruce (2007)

6.3/10
Director: Bruce Campbell
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Taylor Sharpe, Ted Raimi, Ben L McCain, Ellen San...

B-movie icon Bruce Campbell directs and plays himself in this horror/comedy in which he is abducted by deluded fans of the 'Evil Dead' series and take... Read more

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

4.3/10
Director: Michael Sarne
Starring: Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed

Most critics consider this one of the worst films ever made. Blessed with a star-studded cast (Rex Reed, Mae West, Raquel Welch and John Huston) and b... Read more

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

7.4/10
Director: Jim Mallon
Starring: Kevin Murphy, Michael J Nelson, Trace Beaulieu

Blast off on the Satellite of Love with Mike Nelson, Tom Servo and Crow in the big-screen version of the hilarious TV series, as they wisecrack their... Read more

Nadja (1995)

6.8/10
Director: Michael Almereyda
Starring: Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda, Suzy Amis, Martin Donovan, Jared Harris

In this stylish, supernatural thriller a pair of twin brother and sister vampires haunt contemporary New York. Full of dead-pan black humour and execu... Read more

Naked Lunch (1991)

7.1/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Roy Scheider

William S. Burroughs' 1959 free-form, underground classic is brought to the screen weaving elements of the author's life with the fictional material.... Read more

Napoleon (1927)

7.6/10
Director: Abel Gance
Starring: Albert Dieudonne

Abel Gance's original 1927 masterpiece is a must-see not only for silent film buffs, but for all interested in classic world cinema. You are taken fro... Read more