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Poll
Question: How many have you seen?
Option 1: 1. Interstellar (2014) votes: 3
Option 2: 2. Avatar (2009) votes: 6
Option 3: 3. V for Vendetta (2005) votes: 5
Option 4: 4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) votes: 5
Option 5: 5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) votes: 4
Option 6: 6. 300 (2006) votes: 5
Option 7: 7. Donnie Darko (2001) votes: 8
Option 8: 8. Spirited Away (2001) votes: 3
Option 9: 9. Sin City (2005) votes: 6
Option 10: 10. City of God (2002) votes: 3
Option 11: 11. Amélie (2001) votes: 3
Option 12: 12. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) votes: 4
Option 13: 13. John Wick (2014) votes: 3
Option 14: 14. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) votes: 3
Option 15: 15. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) votes: 5
Option 16: 16. Drive (2011) votes: 4
Option 17: 17. La La Land (2016) votes: 2
Option 18: 18. Taken (2008) votes: 5
Option 19: 19. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) votes: 4
Option 20: 20. Superbad (2007) votes: 5
Option 21: 21. Oldboy (2003) votes: 4
Option 22: 22. Zombieland (2009) votes: 7
Option 23: 23. Kick-Ass (2010) votes: 3
Option 24: 24. Nightcrawler (2014) votes: 2
Option 25: 25. Baby Driver (2017) votes: 4
Option 26: 26. Shaun of the Dead (2004) votes: 8
Option 27: 27. Zodiac (2007) votes: 5
Option 28: 28. Watchmen (2009) votes: 7
Option 29: 29. Troy (2004) votes: 1
Option 30: 30. Tenet (2020) votes: 2
Option 31: 31. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) votes: 2
Option 32: 32. Hot Fuzz (2007) votes: 6
Option 33: 33. Pacific Rim (2013) votes: 3
Option 34: 34. Children of Men (2006) votes: 4
Option 35: 35. Lost in Translation (2003) votes: 5
Option 36: 36. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) votes: 2
Option 37: 37. The Last Samurai (2003) votes: 1
Option 38: 38. In Bruges (2008) votes: 4
Option 39: 39. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) votes: 6
Option 40: 40. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) votes: 3
Option 41: 41. Saw (2004) votes: 6
Option 42: 42. The Cabin in the Woods (2011) votes: 7
Option 43: 43. Tropic Thunder (2008) votes: 5
Option 44: 44. 28 Days Later (2002) votes: 5
Option 45: 45. Borat (2006) votes: 5
Option 46: 46. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) votes: 2
Option 47: 47. Cloverfield (2008) votes: 5
Option 48: 48. Mean Girls (2004) votes: 1
Option 49: 49. The Machinist (2004) votes: 3
Option 50: 50. Mulholland Drive (2001) votes: 7
Option 51: 51. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) votes: 6
Option 52: 52. Cloud Atlas (2012) votes: 1
Option 53: 53. Downfall (2004) votes: 1
Option 54: 54. Constantine (2005) votes: 3
Option 55: 55. The Nice Guys (2016) votes: 1
Option 56: 56. Pineapple Express (2008) votes: 4
Option 57: 57. TRON: Legacy (2010) votes: 2
Option 58: 58. Equilibrium (2002) votes: 2
Option 59: 59. Les Misérables (2012) votes: 2
Option 60: 60. Apocalypto (2006) votes: 2
Option 61: 61. Pitch Perfect (2012) votes: 1
Option 62: 62. School of Rock (2003) votes: 3
Option 63: 63. Step Brothers (2008) votes: 4
Option 64: 64. The Accountant (2016) votes: 1
Option 65: 65. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) votes: 2
Option 66: 66. Uncut Gems (2019) votes: 1
Option 67: 67. Serenity (2005) votes: 2
Option 68: 68. Dredd (2012) votes: 5
Option 69: 69. Zoolander (2001) votes: 5
Option 70: 70. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) votes: 1
Option 71: 71. John Carter (2012) votes: 2
Option 72: 72. Stardust (2007) votes: 3
Option 73: 73. Underworld (2003) votes: 3
Option 74: 74. Van Helsing (2004) votes: 4
Option 75: 75. Mamma Mia! (2008) votes: 2
Option 76: 76. Paul (2011) votes: 2
Option 77: 77. Identity (2003) votes: 3
Option 78: 78. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) votes: 4
Option 79: 79. Coraline (2009) votes: 3
Option 80: 80. The Fountain (2006) votes: 3
Option 81: 81. Mr. Nobody (2009) votes: 1
Option 82: 82. Train to Busan (2016) votes: 2
Option 83: 83. The Adventures of Tintin (2011) votes: 2
Option 84: 84. Silent Hill (2006) votes: 5
Option 85: 85. The Babadook (2014) votes: 5
Option 86: 86. The Descent (2005) votes: 3
Option 87: 87. The Lighthouse (2019) votes: 4
Option 88: 88. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) votes: 2
Option 89: 89. The Girl Next Door (2004) votes: 3
Option 90: 90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) votes: 4
Option 91: 91. Let the Right One In (2008) votes: 4
Option 92: 92. Garden State (2004) votes: 2
Option 93: 93. A Walk to Remember (2002) votes: 1
Option 94: 94. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) votes: 3
Option 95: 95. The Raid: Redemption (2011) votes: 0
Option 96: 96. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) votes: 3
Option 97: 97. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) votes: 4
Option 98: 98. Enemy (2013) votes: 1
Option 99: 99. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) votes: 2
Option 100: 100. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) votes: 3
Option 101: 101. Machete (2010) votes: 5
Option 102: 102. A Knight's Tale (2001) votes: 3
Option 103: 103. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) votes: 2
Option 104: 104. REC (2007) votes: 3
Option 105: 105. The Woman in Black (2012) votes: 3
Option 106: 106. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) votes: 2
Option 107: 107. Grindhouse (2007) votes: 6
Title: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: claws on August 12, 2023, 12:51:03 AM
Updated version from older poll.

NOT 30 years in the making. 21st Century cult films obviously don't need that long. List is from wikipedia. Movies are ranked by popular vote (IMDb).

Part 1 of 4: How many have you seen?
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: claws on August 12, 2023, 12:54:00 AM
57
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: zombie no.one on August 12, 2023, 01:59:31 AM
18

hang on , the 2nd highest grossing movie of all time (AVATAR)  is a cult movie?! always thought the term meant films with some kind of non mainstream, underground, or in other words 'cult'  following. :)
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: Alex on August 12, 2023, 02:22:32 AM
Seen most of them, but I agree with Zombie that the vast majority of these are not what I'd consider cult movies.
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: zombie no.one on August 12, 2023, 03:21:00 AM
Obviously it's subjective and hard to define, but I'd say some of the prerequisites of a 'cult movie' are that they did not have a big marketing campaign, were not made by a major studio/distributor, and did not feature a bunch of contemporary a-list actors
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: Trevor on August 12, 2023, 03:48:46 AM
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Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: RCMerchant on August 12, 2023, 05:04:17 AM
I'm with Zombie on this one. I don't consider any of these "cult" films.
Oh yeah- I seen 13.
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: claws on August 12, 2023, 06:36:48 AM
Quote from: zombie no.one on August 12, 2023, 03:21:00 AM
Obviously it's subjective and hard to define, but I'd say some of the prerequisites of a 'cult movie' are that they did not have a big marketing campaign, were not made by a major studio/distributor, and did not feature a bunch of contemporary a-list actors

Times have changed. Back in the day a potential cult film in the making went through lot of things, theater, home video, cable/TV until it found its audience after years or decades. These days streaming takes care of most of that.

John Carpenter's The Thing or The Shning weren't well received back in the day. Those are big studio releases with back then contemporary A-list actors. After some years  they became cult movies.
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: RCMerchant on August 12, 2023, 07:51:48 AM
^ I diagree. the ROOM is a cult film. BIRDEMIC is a cult film.
All of these films were well received from day one.

AVATAR? I don't think so.









Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: Gabriel Knight on August 12, 2023, 08:13:45 AM
Gonna have to agree with the other members of the forum. I don't think the creator of this list is fully aware of what makes a cult film. INTERESTELLAR? BATMAN V SUPERMAN? Those are big budget flicks that are bound to be popular, regardless of how terrible they are (and I hated them both with a passion).
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: Rev. Powell on August 12, 2023, 09:14:25 AM
49.

I agree AVATAR is in no way a cult film, but the definition of Cult Film has always been fluid. Danny Pearry's "Cult Film" book may have originated the concept, and he defined it through the audience's reaction to the film rather than whether it came from a major studio or was successful on release. He included CASABLANCA, KING KONG, and some other major films in his cult canon. According to Pearry, if it creates a passionate, devoted following--a cult--it is a cult movie, even if it's also a hit.

That said, AVATAR is in no way a cult film!
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: claws on August 12, 2023, 10:08:53 AM
What does the Internet say about Avatar being a cult film? Found this:

Quote"It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message. It is predestined to launch a cult. It contains such visual detailing that it would reward repeating viewings. It invents a new language, Na'vi, as Lord of the Rings did, although mercifully I doubt this one can be spoken by humans, even teenage humans.18 Dec 2009
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: RCMerchant on August 12, 2023, 10:32:09 AM
^That's what the internet said in 2009. Has it developed a cult following? If so, I'm unaware of it.
In fact, I have never met anyone, online or off, that even likes it.
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: ER on August 12, 2023, 11:00:37 AM
Thirty-three.
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: bob on August 12, 2023, 12:19:14 PM
60 -
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: zombie no.one on August 12, 2023, 12:40:10 PM
Quote from: claws on August 12, 2023, 06:36:48 AM

John Carpenter's The Thing or The Shning weren't well received back in the day. Those are big studio releases with back then contemporary A-list actors. After some years  they became cult movies.

ok maybe my definition was a bit rigid, however I don't actually consider either of those 2 to be cult movies either.  THE SHINING is a staple of mainstream horror cinema. "heeere's johnny" is practically a meme

even a horror like EVIL DEAD is too well ingrained in public consciousness to be considered a cult film imo


Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: claws on August 12, 2023, 01:02:43 PM
Quote from: zombie no.one on August 12, 2023, 12:40:10 PM

ok maybe my definition was a bit rigid, however I don't actually consider either of those 2 to be cult movies either.  THE SHINING is a staple of mainstream horror cinema. "heeere's johnny" is practically a meme

even a horror like EVIL DEAD is too well ingrained in public consciousness to be considered a cult film imo

Keep in mind that nobody cared much for The Shining and The Thing when first released. Most critics hated The Shining and ripped The Thing apart.
The Thing was a box office flop and, not that it matters, both films nominated for razzies.

Unlike for example The Exorcist (1973) which was an instant modern horror classic that connected with most critics and audience worldwide.
The Shining and The Thing had a tough start but a (fast) growing cult following thanks to home video and TV, paving their way to be recognized as horror staples.
Title: Re: 21st Century: List of Modern Cult Films (Wikipedia) - Part 1
Post by: HappyGilmore on August 13, 2023, 01:47:40 AM
I've seen 18 of these.