Top 100 Cult Classic Movies List

#80 Cult Classic Movie

Fandango (1985) PG

Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writers:

Kevin Reynolds

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards

#79 Cult Classic Movie

Withnail & I (1987) R

At the end of the 1960's, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.

Director:

Bruce Robinson

Writers:

Bruce Robinson

Stars:

Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths

#78 Cult Classic Movie

Shock Treatment (1981) PG

Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show... but wind up as captives instead.

Director:

Jim Sharman

Writers:

Richard O'Brien, Jim Sharman

Stars:

Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Richard O'Brien

#77 Cult Classic Movie

Gummo (1997) R

Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.

Director:

Harmony Korine

Writers:

Harmony Korine

Stars:

Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh

#76 Cult Classic Movie

Flesh (1968) R

A man desperate for money and no income, turns prostitute and interplays with a variety of clients and hustlers.

Director:

Paul Morrissey

Writers:

Paul Morrissey

Stars:

Joe Dallesandro, Geraldine Smith, Patti D'Arbanville

#75 Cult Classic Movie

UHF (1989) PG-13

An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local public station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.

Director:

Jay Levey

Writers:

'Weird Al' Yankovic, Jay Levey

Stars:

'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy

#74 Cult Classic Movie

Head (1968) G

The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers:

Bob Rafelson, Jack Nicholson

Stars:

Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz

#73 Cult Classic Movie

Repo Man (1984) R

Young punk Otto becomes a repo man after helping to steal a car, and stumbles into a world of wackiness as a result.

Director:

Alex Cox

Writers:

Alex Cox

Stars:

Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter

#72 Cult Classic Movie

Faces of Death (1978)

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies The common factor is death by some means.

Director:

John Alan Schwartz

Writers:

John Alan Schwartz

Stars:

Michael Carr, Samuel Berkowitz, Mary Ellen Brighton

#71 Cult Classic Movie

Flesh Gordon (1974) R

Emperor Wang (the Perverted) is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty "Sex Ray" towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon. Along with his girlfriend Dale Ardent and Professor Flexi-Jerkoff, they set off towards the source of the Sex Ray, unaware of the perils that face them!

Director:

Michael Benveniste, Howard Ziehm

Writers:

Michael Benveniste

Stars:

Suzanne Fields, Jason Williams, Joseph Hudgins

#70 Cult Classic Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) R

A series of short, highly irreverent, and often tasteless skits.

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

David Zucker, Jim Abrahams

Stars:

Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Bill Bixby

#69 Cult Classic Movie

Marihuana (1936)

A young girl slowly becomes a dope pusher.

Director:

Dwain Esper

Writers:

Hildegarde Stadie

Stars:

Harley Wood, Hugh McArthur, Pat Carlyle

#68 Cult Classic Movie

Trash (2014) R

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

Director:

Stephen Daldry, Christian Duurvoort

Writers:

Andy Mulligan, Felipe Braga

Stars:

Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Martin Sheen

#67 Cult Classic Movie

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) PG

A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Brian De Palma

Stars:

Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper

#66 Cult Classic Movie

Hard Boiled (1992) R

A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

John Woo, Barry Wong

Stars:

Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Teresa Mo

#65 Cult Classic Movie

Blood for Dracula (1974) R

An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.

Director:

Paul Morrissey

Writers:

Paul Morrissey

Stars:

Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica

#64 Cult Classic Movie

Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)

Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.

Director:

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writers:

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Stars:

Connie Mason, William Kerwin, Jeffrey Allen

#63 Cult Classic Movie

Heathers (1988) R

In order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, an intelligent teen teams up with a dark sociopath in a plot to kill the cool kids.

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writers:

Daniel Waters

Stars:

Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty

#62 Cult Classic Movie

Office Space (1999) R

Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.

Director:

Mike Judge

Writers:

Mike Judge

Stars:

Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman

#61 Cult Classic Movie

Death Race 2000 (2000) R

In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.

Director:

Paul Bartel

Writers:

Robert Thom, Charles B. Griffith

Stars:

David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth

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