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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Searchers, The | John Ford | 1956 | Yes | 03/07/2009 |
| 86 | Tall T, The | Budd Boetticher | 1957 | No | N/A |
| 39 | I Married a Monster from Outer Space | Gene Fowler Jr. | 1958 | No | N/A |
| 58 | Man of the West | Anthony Mann | 1958 | No | N/A |
| 96 | Vertigo | Alfred Hitchcock | 1958 | Yes | 01/26/2023 |
| 69 | Plan 9 from Outer Space | Edward D. Wood Jr. | 1959 | Yes | 01/26/2018 |
| 76 | Rio Bravo | Howard Hawks | 1959 | Yes | 05/14/2009 |
| 65 | Peeping Tom | Michael Powell | 1960 | Yes | 10/31/2013 |
| 10 | Black Sunday | Mario Bava | 1960 | Yes | 05/06/2022 |
| 53 | Little Shop of Horrors, The | Roger Corman | 1960 | Yes | 05/20/2014 |