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{{Short description|List of films that generated cult following}}
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A ''[[cult film]]'', also commonly referred to as a ''cult classic'', is a film with a [[cult following]]. {{As of|2010}}, the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] defines cult films as "enduring appeal to a relatively small audience", and be "non-mainstream".<ref name=bbc-cult>{{cite news|last=Haigh|first=Ian|title=What Makes a Cult Film?|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8640334.stm|work=BBC News Magazine|access-date=17 April 2013|date=3 May 2010}}</ref> Sometimes, the definition is expanded to exclude films that have been released by major studios or have big budgets, try specifically to become cult films, or become accepted by mainstream audiences and critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3152596.stm|title=When a cult film's not a cult film|last=Dowling|first=Stephen|date=17 October 2003|work=BBC News|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref><ref>"Cult Cinema: A Critical Symposium". [[Cineaste magazine]], Winter 2008, Volume 34, No.1, cited on [http://www.joebobbriggs.com/index.php?/cult-cinema-a-critical-symposium.html The Official Home of Joe Bob Briggs]. Retrieved on 19 April 2013.</ref>
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A ''[[cult film]]'', also commonly referred to as a ''cult classic'', is a film with a [[cult following]], obscure or unpopular with mainstream audiences, and often revolutionary or ironically enjoyed.<ref name=bbc-cult>{{cite news|last=Haigh|first=Ian|title=What Makes a Cult Film?|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8640334.stm|work=BBC News Magazine|access-date=17 April 2013|date=3 May 2010}}</ref> Sometimes, the definition is expanded to exclude films that have been released by major studios or have big budgets, try specifically to become cult films, or become accepted by mainstream audiences and critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3152596.stm|title=When a cult film's not a cult film|last=Dowling|first=Stephen|date=17 October 2003|work=BBC News|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref><ref>"Cult Cinema: A Critical Symposium". [[Cineaste magazine]], Winter 2008, Volume 34, No.1, cited on [http://www.joebobbriggs.com/index.php?/cult-cinema-a-critical-symposium.html The Official Home of Joe Bob Briggs]. Retrieved on 19 April 2013.</ref> Cult films are defined as much by audience reaction as they are by content.<ref>{{cite news|last=Aftab|first=Kaleem|title=Scholar devises equation for determining a cult film|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/scholar-devises-equation-for-determining-a-cult-film-2155417.html|work=The Independent|access-date=20 April 2013|location=London|date=10 December 2010}}</ref>


The following is a '''list of cult films''' organized alphabetically by title:
The following is a '''list of cult films''' organized alphabetically by title:
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*[[B movie]]
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*[[Sleeper hit]]
*[[Midnight movie]]
*[[Midnight movie]]
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*[[Sleeper hit]]
*[[Underground film]]
*[[Underground film]]
*[[List of cult music artists]]
*[[List of cult television shows]]


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 22:37, 4 June 2024

A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film with a cult following. As of 2010, the Oxford English Dictionary defines cult films as "enduring appeal to a relatively small audience", and be "non-mainstream".[1] Sometimes, the definition is expanded to exclude films that have been released by major studios or have big budgets, try specifically to become cult films, or become accepted by mainstream audiences and critics.[2][3]

The following is a list of cult films organized alphabetically by title:

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Haigh, Ian (3 May 2010). "What Makes a Cult Film?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ Dowling, Stephen (17 October 2003). "When a cult film's not a cult film". BBC News. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Cult Cinema: A Critical Symposium". Cineaste magazine, Winter 2008, Volume 34, No.1, cited on The Official Home of Joe Bob Briggs. Retrieved on 19 April 2013.
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