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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Girl Can't Help It, The | Frank Tashlin | 1956 | No | N/A |
| 94 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Stanley Kubrick | 1968 | No | N/A |
| 12 | Burn! | Gillo Pontecorvo | 1969 | No | N/A |
| 52 | Laura | Otto Preminger | 1944 | No | N/A |
| 89 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The | Tobe Hooper | 1974 | No | N/A |
| 47 | King Kong | Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper | 1933 | No | N/A |
| 45 | Johnny Guitar | Nicholas Ray | 1954 | No | N/A |
| 82 | Shooting, The | Monte Hellman | 1966 | No | N/A |
| 88 | Tarzan and His Mate | Cedric Gibbons | 1934 | No | N/A |
| 60 | Nutty Professor, The | Jerry Lewis | 1963 | No | N/A |