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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Sylvia Scarlett | George Cukor | 1935 | No | N/A |
| 90 | Top Hat | Mark Sandrich | 1935 | No | N/A |
| 79 | Scarlet Empress, The | Josef von Sternberg | 1934 | Yes | 06/27/2010 |
| 42 | It's a Gift | Norman Z. McLeod | 1934 | No | N/A |
| 88 | Tarzan and His Mate | Cedric Gibbons | 1934 | No | N/A |
| 20 | Duck Soup | Leo McCarey | 1933 | Yes | 01/26/2024 |
| 47 | King Kong | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | 1933 | Yes | 08/09/2022 |
| 28 | 42nd Street | Lloyd Bacon | 1933 | No | N/A |
| 29 | Freaks | Tod Browning | 1932 | Yes | 11/05/2005 |
| 64 | Pandora's Box | G.W. Pabst | 1929 | No | N/A |