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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".

The Funhouse (1981)

5.9/10
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Miles Chaplin, Sylvia Miles, William Finley, Kevin Conway

Looking for thrills, four small town teens elect to spend the night hiding in a carnival Funhouse spook-ride, or for UK fans, Ghost Train. Sweet Amy H... Read more

The Giant Behemoth (1959)

5.8/10
Director: Eugene Lourie
Starring: Gene Evans, Andre Morell

A Cornish fisherman is found covered with what looks like radiation burns. Before he dies, the fisherman utters the word 'behemoth', citing a monster... Read more

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

6.9/10
Director: Frank Tashlin
Starring: Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien

A gangster prevails upon a theatrical agent to groom the former's dumb girlfriend for stardom. Featuring wild sight gags, a great comedic turn by Jayn... Read more

The Girl From Rio (1968)

Director: Jesus Franco
Starring: George Sanders, Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler, Maria Rohm

In the tradition of "Barbarella" and "Danger: Diabolik" comes this swinging '60s action orgy as bisexual super-villain Sumitra (Shirley Eaton) launche... Read more

The Girl Most Likely To (1973)

7.7/10
Director: Lee Philips
Starring: Stockard Channing, Edward Asner, Annette O'Toole, Larry Wilcox, Chuck McCann

Stockard Channing is the ugly duckling at high school until a car wreck has the fortunate spin-off of facial reconstruction and instant beauty. Now s... Read more

The Girl Next Door (2007)

6.7/10
Director: Gregory Wilson
Starring: Blanche Baker, Blythe Auffarth, Daniel Manche

In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's... Read more

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

Director: Jamie Uys
Starring: Hans Strydom, Lena Farugia, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!xau

"The Gods Must Be Crazy" (1980, 104 mins.). A discarded coke bottle that a tribe of primitive Bushmen views as a "gift from the gods," an inept scient... Read more

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

8.9/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood's invincible "Man with No Name" teams with two gunslingers (Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach) to pursue a fortune in stolen gold. But team... Read more

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ( Blu-ray ) (1966)

8.9/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef

Clint Eastwood's invincible "Man with No Name" teams with two gunslingers (Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach) to pursue a fortune in stolen gold. But team... Read more

The Gore Gore Girls (1972)

5.4/10
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Starring: Frank Kress, Amy Farrell, Hedda Lubin, Henny Youngman

Herschell Gordon Lewis, the self-described 'Guru of Gore', has acquired a cult following with his exploitative, tasteless and decidedly graphic films,... Read more