Greatest Cult Movies
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Greatest Cult Movies

These ten movies have all earned fans of religious devotion. Which deserves the largest congregation?

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1 The Big Lebowski
With its Saddam Hussein dreams and child-molesting bowlers, this qualifies as an absurdist masterpiece. 64 268
2 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A gender-bending take on scifi, horror, and '50s rock 'n' roll flicks emerged as the standard for midnight movies. 59 283
3 This Is Spinal Tap
This rock mockumentary became the ultimate in-joke for metalheads and movie geeks alike. 51 245
4 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Documentary-style rawness and outlandish grotesquerie helped build an audience for slasher movies. -9 219
5 Plan 9 from Outer Space
The enormous gap between its earnestness and its ineptitude makes this aliens-plus-zombie saga entirely endearing. -18 196
6 Repo Man
Proof that Emilio Estevez deserved a career beyond The Breakfast Club. -27 183
7 Eraserhead
Auteur David Lynch's eerie vision eventually found a home with late-night moviegoers hankering for the unusual. -41 167
8 Mommie Dearest
The greatest Joan Crawford picture may be about her, not by her, thanks to Faye Dunaway's over-the-top performance. -43 171
9 Showgirls
While in recent years some serious critics have come to its defense, Showgirls still can't rid itself of its "so bad, it's good" stigma. -69 195
10 Pink Flamingos
This low-budget pic asks a simple question: "Who are the filthiest people alive?" -71 163