list of cult films

{{Short description|List of films that generated cult following}}

Cult films are films with a dedicated and passionate following, often defined by their opposition to mainstream appeal and traditional cinematic norms.{{cite news|last=Haigh|first=Ian|title=What Makes a Cult Film?|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8640334.stm|work=BBC News Magazine|access-date=2013-04-17|date=2010-05-03|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110041849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8640334.stm|url-status=live}} While the term lacks a singular definition, it generally includes films that inspire devoted fan engagement, such as cosplay, participatory screenings, and festivals.{{cite news|last=Aftab|first=Kaleem|title=Scholar Devises Equation for Determining a Cult Film|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/scholar-devises-equation-for-determining-a-cult-film-2155417.html|work=The Independent|access-date=2013-04-20|date=2010-12-10|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814180643/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/scholar-devises-equation-for-determining-a-cult-film-2155417.html|url-status=live}} Some scholars argue that cult films must have a transgressive or subcultural quality,{{cite book|title=Defining Cult Movies: The Cultural Politics of Oppositional Taste|last1=Jancovich|first1=Mark|last2=Reboll|first2=Antonio Làzaro|last3=Stringer|first3=Julian|last4=Willis|first4=Andy|year=2003|publisher=Manchester University Press|location=Manchester|isbn=978-0-7190-6631-3|pages=1–3|chapter=Introduction}} though definitions have expanded over time to include mainstream films with unconventional elements.{{cite web|last=Palopoli|first=Steve|title=The Last Cult Picture Show|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.25.02/lebowski1-0230.html|work=Metro Silicon Valley|access-date=2013-04-27|date=2002-07-25|archive-date=2 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002123206/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.25.02/lebowski1-0230.html|url-status=live}} Critics have noted that the term is increasingly vague, with mainstream recognition and marketing blurring its original oppositional identity.{{cite journal|last=Shiel|first=Mark|title=Why Call them "Cult Movies"? American Independent Filmmaking and the Counterculture in the 1960s|url=http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/article.php?issue=may2003&id=260§ion=article|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623142737/http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/article.php?issue=may2003&id=260§ion=article|journal=Scope|publisher=University of Nottingham|archive-date=2013-06-23 |access-date=2013-05-13|year=2003|issn=1465-9166|issue=May 2003}} Cult films often thrive on their inherent contradictions—celebrated for qualities both good and bad, artistic and exploitative—highlighting the subjective nature of art and fandom.{{cite journal|last1=Church |first1=David |last2=Hills |first2=Matt |last3=Hunter |first3=I. Q. |last4=Kleinhans |first4=Chuck |last5=Koven |first5=Mikel J. |last6=Mathijs |first6=Ernest |last7=Rosenbaum |first7=Jonathan |last8=Weinstock |first8=Jeffrey Andrew |title=Cult Film: A Critical Symposium (Web Edition) |url=http://www.cineaste.com/articles/cult-film-a-critical-symposium |journal=Cineaste |access-date=2013-05-09 |volume=34 |issue=1 |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828161957/http://www.cineaste.com/articles/cult-film-a-critical-symposium |archive-date=August 28, 2013 |df=mdy }}

The following is a list of cult films organized alphabetically by title:

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Cult films list

Cult

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list of cult films

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