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?
Copied from Sleestakk’s original list.
sensoria has logged 44 out of 100 movies in Danny Peary's Cult Movies. Back to Lists Overview.
| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Searchers, The | John Ford | 1956 | No | N/A |
| 79 | Scarlet Empress, The | Josef von Sternberg | 1934 | No | N/A |
| 78 | Rocky Horror Picture Show, The | Jim Sharman | 1975 | No | N/A |
| 77 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Allan Arkush | 1979 | No | N/A |
| 76 | Rio Bravo | Howard Hawks | 1959 | Yes | 04/27/2013 |
| 75 | Tell Your Children | Louis J. Gasnier | 1938 | No | N/A |
| 74 | Red Shoes, The | Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell | 1948 | Yes | 01/28/2025 |
| 73 | Rebel Without a Cause | Nicholas Ray | 1955 | Yes | 11/28/2023 |
| 72 | Rain People, The | Francis Ford Coppola | 1969 | No | N/A |
| 71 | Producers, The | Mel Brooks | 1968 | No | N/A |