What defines a cult classic film?
(Thora Birch and a pre-breakout Scarlet Johansson play irresistibly glum teens.)
Which youd definitely expect to go well.
It’s is absolute comic anarchy following a man being menaced by…well.
It’s one legitimately hilarious silent film-style gag after another on an impossibly low $150,000 budget.
McConaughey plays the only average-height member of a family of short-statured individuals.
Including Gary Oldman, cast as a person with dwarfism.
It frequently comes up on lists of worst movies ever, whichabsolutelylends it a bit of how-did-this-get-made appeal.
Which is how many cult movies kick off in the first place.
Where to stream:Max,digital rental
The Room (2003)
Oh, hai Mark!
Tommy Wiseaus film became a cultural moment purely on the strength of its unaffected strangeness.
ThinkJohn Wick, but with fewer assassins and more Nazis.
(Also an instantso-bad-it’s-actually-really-good classic.)
), the whole thing playing as parodyintentional or not (though, I think, not).
Mores the pity that it tanked initially, though its reputation has grown in the 15 years since.
Nobodystars Jared Leto as the last mortal person on Earth at 118 years old.
Surrounded by virtually ageless fellow humans, he reflects on his life and the roads not taken.
Its ambitious and beautifully shot, and either fascinating or interminable, depending on the viewer.
It should be no surprise that those themes have only gottenmorerelevant with time.
Others who have done so have experienced weird, inexplicable phenomena.
Wherever you land, the performances from Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg are remarkable.
It might be one of the last times that a comic book movie felt truly unique.
Shorts include stories of giant sperm monsters and leather-daddy werebears terrorizing the beach.
Shannon manages to project both fatherly concern and cold terror in equal measure.
Its a lot of fun for viewers who dont mind feeling like theyve taken some of the Sauce themselves.
Paul Giamatti and Doug Jones are along for the trip.
The modern-day-western tropes ofDriveare taken furthercharacters are more laconic, and the violence is more visceral.
Audiences who liked those elements ofDrivewill appreciateOnly God Forgivesthat much more.
Under the Skin (2013)
Oh look, Jonathan Glazer (Birth) once again.
Scarlett Johansson plays an otherworldly woman (maybe an alien?)
stalking men along the road in Scotland.
When done right, such open-endedness can inspire both debate and repeat viewings, andUnder the Skindoes it right.
Locke (2013)
One character carries this movie, almost literally.
The raw drama that follows plays almost like a horror movie.
Whats so wildly impressive aboutSwiss Army Manis not how funny it is, but how sweet.
Its glorious, even if I have no idea what its about.
Its noThis is Spinal Tap, but its in the arena.
A surprising flop with surprisingly passionate fans.
Its already become a queer classic.
Theres also no way to predict what movie might become cult classics.
I predict cult status, but only time will tell.
It’s the ultimate Nicholas Cage revenge joint.
Where to stream:Hulu, Shudder, AMC+,digital rental
