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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Nutty Professor, The | Jerry Lewis | 1963 | No | N/A |
| 59 | Night of the Living Dead | George A. Romero | 1968 | No | N/A |
| 58 | Man of the West | Anthony Mann | 1958 | No | N/A |
| 57 | Maltese Falcon, The | John Huston | 1941 | No | N/A |
| 56 | Mad Max | George Miller | 1979 | No | N/A |
| 55 | Long Goodbye, The | Robert Altman | 1973 | Yes | 01/18/2015 |
| 54 | Lola Montès | Max Ophüls | 1955 | No | N/A |
| 53 | Little Shop of Horrors, The | Roger Corman | 1960 | No | N/A |
| 52 | Laura | Otto Preminger | 1944 | No | N/A |
| 51 | Land of the Pharaohs | Howard Hawks | 1955 | No | N/A |