Best Cult Classic Movies & Films Subgenre
Top 37 must-see best cult classic movies from cult classic movies, including Halloween, Jaws, Alien, Deep Red, The Thing, Evil Dead II, The Fly, Blue Velvet, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Dawn of the Dead ranked and rated by score.
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Cult Classic Movies List
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1). Halloween (1978) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: Halloween (1978)
Score: 9.22/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 326,282 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $47,160,000
Slasher, Cult Classic, Halloween, Halloween - Slasher, Killer Kids, Maniac, Teens, Urban Legend, B-Horror
Plot / Synopsis: Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again.
Tagline: The trick was to stay alive...
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers
2). Psycho (1960) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Psycho Horror Movie Review
Score: 9.2/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 757,065 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 9.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $32,181,230
Psycho is Streaming on Netflix, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: Alfred Hitchcock cult fave Psycho (1960) had an estimated movie budget of $806.9K and grossed $32 million at the box office, that is a huge success. A secretary on the run after stealing $40K from her former employer and checks into The Bates Motel. Norman Bates became a household name in this classic horror film. Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, and...
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam
3). The Night of the Hunter (1955) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 9/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 103,779 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.3/10 | Metascore: 9.7/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Classic Thriller, Psychological, Cult Classic, Drama, Killer Parents, Religion, Serial Killer, Single Moms, Southern Gothic
Plot / Synopsis: It's the Great Depression. In the process of robbing a bank of $10,000, Ben Harper kills two people. Before he is captured, he is able to convince his adolescent son John and his daughter Pearl not to tell anyone, including their mother Willa, where he hid the money, namely in Pearl's favorite toy, a doll that she carries everywhere...
Director: Charles Laughton
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden
4). Jaws (1975) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: Jaws (1975)
Score: 8.89/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 701,036 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 8.7/10 | MPAA Rating: PG | Gross: $267,263,625
Jaws is Streaming on Netflix, TubiPlot / Synopsis: A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a part-time sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down.
Tagline: Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It...
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton
5). The Exorcist (1973) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
The Exorcist Horror Movie Review
Score: 8.74/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 477,672 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | Metascore: 8.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $233,005,644
The Exorcist is Streaming on Netflix, HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
Tagline: The movie you've been waiting for...without the wait.
What is the name of the horror movie released on Boxing Day in 1973? The Exorcist opened in movie theaters on Boxing Day of 1973, also called the...
Director: William Friedkin
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran
6). Alien (1979) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Alien
Score: 8.59/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,018,233 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.3/10 | Metascore: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $84,206,106
Alien is Streaming on HuluPlot / Synopsis: Director Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) struck the perfect balance between horror and sci-fi. The crew of a space merchant vessel receive a transmission thinking it a distress call, proceed to investigate. The crew is then attacked by the mysterious life-form via facehugger and the final form of the Alien. Alien had an estimated movie budget of $11 million and grossed...
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
7). Repulsion (1965) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Honest Review: Repulsion (1965)
Score: 8.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 59,909 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.6/10 | Metascore: 9.1/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Repulsion is Streaming on ShudderPlot / Synopsis: A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of r**e and violence.Tagline: "A classic chiller of the 'Psycho' school!"...
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark
8). Night of the Living Dead (1968) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Night of the Living Dead
Score: 8.48/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 145,969 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | Metascore: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $236,452
Night of the Living Dead is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these flesh eating monsters.
Tagline: If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!...
Director: George A. Romero
Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O`Dea, Judith O''Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
9). Young Frankenstein (1974) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Young Frankenstein Horror Movie Review
Score: 8.39/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 176,152 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | Metascore: 8.3/10 | MPAA Rating: PG | Gross: $86,273,333
Plot / Synopsis: An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Tagline: The scariest comedy of all time!...
Director: Mel Brooks
Stars: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman
10). Peeping Tom (1960) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Read Our Peeping Tom Review
Score: 8.39/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 42,458 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.6/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated | Gross: $36,598
Plot / Synopsis: A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dy**g expressions of terror.Tagline: Stark Terror Meets Art in a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse. (DVD)...
Director: Michael Powell
Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Brenda Bruce
11). Deep Red (1975) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Deep Red
Score: 8.37/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 45,542 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.3/10 | Metascore: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: After witnessing the murder of a famous psychic, a musician teams up with a feisty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen assailant bent on keeping a dark secret buried.Tagline: The maker of "SUSPIRIA" now takes you on a journey through the macabre, the bizarre. . . the unnatural...
Director: Dario Argento
Stars: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, Eros Pagni
12). The Thing (1982) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
The Thing Horror Movie Review
Score: 8.35/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 502,568 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.5/10 | Metascore: 5.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $20,063,820
The Thing is Streaming on TubiPlot / Synopsis: Master of Horror John Carpenter directed The Thing (1982), and this horror mystery sci-fi film is one I can watch every month of the year. A research facility crew discover a creature that can become anything it touches. The only weakness it has is to fire. The Thing had an estimated movie budget of $15 million and grossed $13,782,838 at...
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David
13). Cat People (1942) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 8.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 28,321 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.2/10 | Metascore: 8.5/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Classic, Classic Creature, Creatures, Love Sick, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller, Cult Classic, Cursed, Featured Wildlife, Folk Horror, Wildlife
Plot / Synopsis: An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.
Tagline: She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!...
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Stars: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt
14). Evil Dead II (1987) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Our Take on Evil Dead II (1987)
Score: 8.29/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 190,322 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 7.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $5,923,044
Plot / Synopsis: The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
Tagline: Kiss Your Nerves Good-Bye!...
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Ted Raimi
15). Freaks (1932) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Freaks Horror Movie Review
Score: 8.28/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 53,119 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | Metascore: 8.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Classic, Classic Drama, Classic Thriller, Featured Classic, Thriller, Body Horror, Cult Classic, Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Extreme, Mutants, Revenge
Freaks is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Tagline: Can a full grown woman truly love a MIDGET ?...
Director: Tod Browning
Stars: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates, Henry Victor
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