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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 42nd Street | Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley | 1933 | No | N/A |
| 29 | Freaks | Tod Browning | 1932 | No | N/A |
| 64 | Pandora's Box | G.W. Pabst | 1929 | No | N/A |
| 99 | Wild Bunch, The | Sam Peckinpah | 1969 | Yes | 05/05/2012 |
| 36 | Harold and Maude | Hal Ashby | 1971 | Yes | 01/01/2013 |
| 14 | Casablanca | Michael Curtiz | 1943 | Yes | 02/23/2014 |
| 55 | Long Goodbye, The | Robert Altman | 1973 | Yes | 01/18/2015 |
| 83 | Singin' in the Rain | Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | 1952 | Yes | 01/25/2015 |
| 15 | Citizen Kane | Orson Welles | 1941 | Yes | 05/17/2015 |
| 77 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Allan Arkush | 1979 | Yes | 06/13/2015 |