100 Cult Films

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Authors: Ernest Mathijs, Xavier Mendik
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Abstract

In this follow up to their original100 Cult Filmsvolume, Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik provide a guide to one hundred more incredible films, from the 1911 Italian silentDante's Infernoto Jordan Peele's 2017 horror classicGet Outand beyond. This richly illustrated guide addresses the work of filmmakers including Stanley Kubrick, Paul Verhoeven, Ana Lily Amirpour, Stephanie Rothman, Rob Reiner and Dario Argento, with movies hailing from Iran to Brazil, South Korea to Sweden, Japan to the USA, and from the high North to the Australian outback.100 Cult Films: The Sequelpresents an alchemy of genres including science-fiction, romance, horror, musical, vampire, comedy and action, and through the debates and controversies that surround them raises issues about identity, home, belonging, exoticism, censorship, and what it means to be truly 'weird'. By presenting 100 films that confirm and interrogate the notion of what makes a film a ‘cult film’,100 Cult Films: The Sequelreignites the conversation about cult cinema while affirming its foundations in today’s volatile and vibrant cultural climate.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cinema History and Criticism Cinema and Media Studies Ethics Aesthetics and Art

Publication details

Journal / source
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc eBooks
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book