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?
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| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Vertigo | Alfred Hitchcock | 1958 | No | N/A |
| 79 | Scarlet Empress, The | Josef von Sternberg | 1934 | No | N/A |
| 53 | Little Shop of Horrors, The | Roger Corman | 1960 | No | N/A |
| 51 | Land of the Pharaohs | Howard Hawks | 1955 | No | N/A |
| 45 | Johnny Guitar | Nicholas Ray | 1954 | No | N/A |
| 47 | King Kong | Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper | 1933 | No | N/A |
| 89 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The | Tobe Hooper | 1974 | No | N/A |
| 84 | Sunset Boulevard | Billy Wilder | 1950 | No | N/A |
| 1 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Werner Herzog | 1972 | No | N/A |
| 88 | Tarzan and His Mate | Cedric Gibbons | 1934 | No | N/A |