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?
sleestakk has logged 63 out of 100 movies in Danny Peary's Cult Movies. Back to Lists Overview.
| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Pretty Poison | Noel Black | 1968 | Yes | 01/23/2011 |
| 2 | All About Eve | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1950 | Yes | 02/25/2011 |
| 1 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Werner Herzog | 1972 | Yes | 07/17/2011 |
| 62 | Out of the Past | Jacques Tourneur | 1947 | Yes | 09/04/2011 |
| 41 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Don Siegel | 1956 | Yes | 07/05/2012 |
| 27 | Force of Evil | Abraham Polonsky | 1950 | Yes | 09/10/2012 |
| 16 | Witchfinder General | Michael Reeves | 1968 | Yes | 10/20/2012 |
| 49 | Kiss Me Deadly | Robert Aldrich | 1955 | Yes | 11/16/2012 |
| 61 | Once Upon a Time in the West | Sergio Leone | 1968 | Yes | 03/19/2013 |
| 8 | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Russ Meyer | 1970 | Yes | 05/07/2013 |