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A Clockwork Orange is one of the biggest cult movies ever. It was directed and produced by famous English director Stanley Kubrick and staring Malcolm McDowell as a charismatic but psychopathic delinquent whose passion is in Beethoven as well as ultra-violence. The film, based on Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel of the same name was an instant hit with youngsters around the world (but perhaps not with parents and the establishment).

Blade Runner is an 1982 American film directed by known director Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. It depicts the dystopian futuristic city of Los Angeles where exist genetically engineered organic robots. Although the film performed poorly at the box office, it has since become a science fiction cult classic.

Clerks was the 1994 film the put director Kevin Smith (who appeared in the film as Silent Bob) on the movie map. It is an independent comedy film shot in black and white costing the author 30K USD of its own money but which manage to gross more than US$3 million at the box office. Clerks enabled Kevin to continue his movie career by authoring films based on the same character including Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks II.

Die Hard is a 1988 American action flick directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis. It became such a fan hit that it was followed by three sequels including Die Hard 2 in 1990, Die Hard With A Vengeance in 1995, and Live Free or Die Hard in 2007.

Easy Rider is a cult road movie representing America of the 60’s which also became a key piece of New Hollywood filmmaking. It was written by Peter Fonda, directed by Dennis Hopper and have one of the first appearance of Jack Nicholson. It is the story of two bikers (played by Fonda and Hopper) who are travelling across America to reach Louisiana with the plan to retire but discover the real America.

Fight Club is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and adapted from the 1996 novel of the same name. Upon its release it became one of the most controversial and talked-about films of 1999, however made poorly at the box office. Fight Club only became a cult film when it was later release on DVD.

Freaks is a cult horror film from the 30s directed and produced by Tod Browning who had the brilliant idea to cast real “freaks” carnival performers.

Heavy Metal is a cult animation film produced by Leonard Mogel, the publisher behind the Heavy Metal magazine. The film is an anthology of various science fiction and fantasy stories adapted from the magazine, with lots of graphic violence, nudity, and sexuality.

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 cult comedy film written and directed by the famous Coen Brothers and starring Jeff Bridges as the “The Dude” as well as other great actors such as Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Goodman. The film did poorly at the box office and received mixed reviews at the time of its release but later became a cult favourite with fans around the world because of its unique characters, unconventional dialogue and eclectic soundtrack.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has now became one of the greatest a parody of B-movie. It was released in 1975 based on the British rock musical stage play and was known to be the first film from a major Hollywood studio to be in the midnight movie market. The motion picture has a large international following and is one of the most well known and financially successful midnight movies of all time.