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".
6.8/10
The self-proclaimed 'greatest band in the world' attempt to convince the rest of the world of their superstar status, embarking on a rock-musical odys... Read more
6.2/10
Aliens rebuild Mechagodzilla with the help of a demented scientist who has discovered a creature called Titanosaurus, which they intend to team up to... Read more
7/10
Compared to the work of Lynch and Cronenberg, telling the strange tale of a man's gradual metamorphosis into a synergy of flesh and metal. Tomoroh Tag... Read more
4.7/10
A Cronenbergian smorgasbord of rancid flesh and sexual gratification, Thanatomporphose (Hellenic word meaning the visible signs of an organism's decom... Read more
7.3/10
AKA 'Lady Hamilton'. An excellent film about Nelson's lifelong relationship with Emma Hamilton that is somewhat glamorised and stiff but generally ex... Read more
6.7/10
Tells the story of a young man (David Essex) growing up in the dreary working-class world of Britain who comes of age and finds his proper outlet in t... Read more
'That'll Be The Day' tells the story of a young man (David Essex) growing up in the dreary working-class world of Britain who comes of age and finds h... Read more
6.6/10
In the 21st Century, where a human vs. human "Big Hunt" is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress agrees to kill a "victim" to get a major... Read more
7.2/10
Meet Doctor Phibes: a one-time concert musician who's now an all-time crazed murderer. In this clever, crypt-kicking classic, horror meister Vincent P... Read more
6.3/10
Three short stories. 'The Granton Star Cause' finds a lad living at home with his parents. He has a gorgeous girlfriend and he's the star player in th... Read more