Some of these I haven't heard of.
6: The Iron Giant
Yay!
4. Troll 2
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3. Let the Right One In
Double-yay!
Could Let the Right One In be the best vampire movie of all time? Some critics think so, although it certainly wasn’t the biggest vampire flick of 2008 (that would be Twilight). The plot of the film is simple: a young, troubled boy meets a strange girl who only comes out at night. It’s touching, funny, genuine and terrifying – a difficult task for any movie. This gorgeous Swedish film is being remade for American audiences, but watch the original and you’ll see why Let the Right One In is one of the most acclaimed horror films in decades.
Quote: I’m twelve. But I’ve been twelve for a long time.
2. Donnie Darko
Yay!
The second movie on this list about time travel, Donnie Darko is probably the biggest “disaffected teen” cult movie since Heathers. The hallucinogenic story of young Donnie Darko has become a favorite of emo kids anywhere, thanks to its brooding central figure and the world-altering importance he carries. If you haven’t seen it, don’t be afraid of the movie because of its self-important fans – it’s actually a pretty good movie by a talented filmmaker. Unfortunately, writer/director Richard Kelly may have let the success of Donnie Darko go to his head; his next movie was the bewildering catastrophe Southland Tales, a film that’s developed its own cult following, primarily because of how bad it is.
1. Office Space
Yay!
How could any movie other than Office Space take the number one slot? Sure, it’s over ten years old at this point and so popular it hardly feels like a “cult” film anymore – it’s a cult film that broke through to a mainstream audience. The success of Office Space is entirely due to fans who convinced their friends to watch it, who in turn told their friends and so on. In that regard, it’s the perfect example of a cult movie. A box-office flop, Office Space found a second life on the then-new format of DVD, growing and growing in popularity as the years went by. This simple story of a fed-up office worker has sold millions of copies, inspired a real-life line of red Swingline staplers, and been named one of Entertainment Weekly’s best comedies of the last 25 years. Not bad for a film that barely made $10 million dollars in theaters.