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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | House of Wax | André De Toth | 1953 | Yes | 10/20/2021 |
| 33 | Halloween | John Carpenter | 1978 | Yes | 10/17/2021 |
| 15 | Citizen Kane | Orson Welles | 1941 | Yes | 09/22/2021 |
| 100 | Wizard of Oz, The | Victor Fleming | 1939 | Yes | 11/26/2020 |
| 43 | It's a Wonderful Life | Frank Capra | 1946 | Yes | 12/24/2019 |
| 44 | Jason and the Argonauts | Don Chaffey | 1963 | Yes | 04/08/2018 |
| 69 | Plan 9 from Outer Space | Edward D. Wood Jr. | 1959 | Yes | 01/26/2018 |
| 5 | Beauty and the Beast | Jean Cocteau | 1946 | Yes | 11/11/2017 |
| 83 | Singin' in the Rain | Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | 1952 | Yes | 01/18/2017 |
| 94 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Stanley Kubrick | 1968 | Yes | 02/28/2016 |