Description: This list is curated to be a Genre triple feature: Watch 3 films each night - theyâre all related in special ways. I draw on decades of film watching, while taking lots of psychedelics, and having good taste. You can trust that every movie on this list will stay with you forever - especailly if youâre high while watching them. This is a mix of DEEP CUTS, almost forgotten, never known, and widely praised works of ART - not junk. đ Key Traits of a Cult Film
Devoted Following
Fans obsess over itâquoting lines, rewatching it regularly, forming communities, or dressing up for screenings (e.g., Rocky Horror). Initially Ignored or Rejected
Many cult films were critical or commercial flops at release and only gained popularity through word-of-mouth, midnight showings, or VHS/DVD. Unconventional or Subversive
They often challenge norms: bizarre plots, taboo themes, experimental visuals, or âso-bad-itâs-goodâ appeal (e.g., The Room, Eraserhead). Quotable or Iconic Moments
Cult films tend to have memorable scenes or one-liners that become part of pop culture lore.
Rewatch Value & Community Rituals
Fans rewatch them frequently, sometimes with rituals (audience callbacks, costumes, props). This social aspect drives their long-term status.
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Top Secret!
( 1984 )
An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
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The Kentucky Fried Movie
( 1978 )
The daily programming of a fictional local TV channel presented as a series of highly irreverent skits.
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Serial Mom
( 1994 )
She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.
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Sin City
( 2005 )
An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
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The Fly
( 1986 )
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
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The City of Lost Children
( 1995 )
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
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Naked Lunch
( 1992 )
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
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Delicatessen
( 1992 )
Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.
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The Big Lebowski
( 1998 )
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
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Europa
( 1991 )
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
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THX 1138
( 1971 )
In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
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Eraserhead
( 1978 )
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
( 2001 )
A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
( 1975 )
A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
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Shock Treatment
( 1981 )
Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.
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This Is Spinal Tap
( 1984 )
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
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Waiting for Guffman
( 1997 )
An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.
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Bad Santa
( 2003 )
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
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Faces of Death
( 1978 )
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.
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Dawn of the Dead
( 1978 )
During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
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Donnie Darko
( 2001 )
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Beowulf
( 2007 )
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
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Pink Flamingos
( 1976 )
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
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Coffee and Cigarettes
( 2004 )
A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
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The Warriors
( 1979 )
A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
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Drop Dead Fred
( 1991 )
A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.
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Revenge of the Nerds
( 1984 )
At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
( 1982 )
A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
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