Cult Movies is a 1981 book by Danny Peary, consisting of a series of essays regarding what Peary described as the 100 most representative examples of the cult film phenomenon. This is a list of those films. Interesting that what Peary considered “cult” in 1981 are now classic films. How many have you seen?
Javitron has logged 7 out of 100 movies in Danny Peary's Cult Movies. Back to Lists Overview.
| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Maltese Falcon, The | John Huston | 1941 | No | N/A |
| 38 | House of Wax | André De Toth | 1953 | No | N/A |
| 46 | Killing, The | Stanley Kubrick | 1956 | No | N/A |
| 81 | Shock Corridor | Samuel Fuller | 1963 | No | N/A |
| 33 | Halloween | John Carpenter | 1978 | No | N/A |
| 3 | Bad | Jed Johnson | 1977 | No | N/A |
| 8 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Russ Meyer | 1970 | No | N/A |
| 72 | Rain People, The | Francis Ford Coppola | 1969 | No | N/A |
| 1 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Werner Herzog | 1972 | No | N/A |
| 45 | Johnny Guitar | Nicholas Ray | 1954 | No | N/A |