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    The Harder They Come 1972 POSTER

    The Harder They Come

    1972

    English

    6.8

    9

    91%

    82%

    Action

    cinema on cinema

    Crime

    disc jockey

    Drama

    film and cinema

    gangster

    jamaica

    midnight movie

    Music

    Perry Henzell Perry Henzell Director Don Topping Don Topping as DJ Franco Nero Franco Nero as Django Janet Bartley Janet Bartley as Elsa Jimmy Cliff Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
    Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.
    Tapeheads 1988 POSTER

    Tapeheads

    1988

    English

    5.7

    6

    60%

    46%

    Action

    blackmail

    Comedy

    cult film

    midnight movie

    Music

    music video

    Bill Fishman Bill Fishman Director Tim Robbins Tim Robbins as Josh Tager Clu Gulager Clu Gulager as Norman Mart Lee Arenberg Lee Arenberg as Norton 'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Weird Al' Yankovic as 'Weird' Al
    The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.
    Dark Star 1974 POSTER

    Dark Star

    1974

    English

    6.1

    38

    73%

    64%

    Action

    artificial intelligence

    artificial intelligence (a.i.)

    boredom

    Comedy

    future

    midnight movie

    Sci-Fi

    space travel

    John Carpenter John Carpenter Director Nick Castle Nick Castle as Alien Brian Narelle Brian Narelle as Lt. Doolittle Dan O'Bannon Dan O'Bannon as Pinback John Carpenter John Carpenter as Talby voice
    A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
    Desperate Teenage Lovedolls 1984 POSTER

    Desperate Teenage Lovedolls

    1984

    English

    5.7

    5

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    cult

    Drama

    exploitation

    los angeles, california

    midnight movie

    Music

    punk band

    super 8mm footage

    David Markey David Markey Director Steve McDonald Steve McDonald as Johnny Tremaine Sky Saxon Sky Saxon as Self - bassist Tracy Marshak-Nash Tracy Marshak-Nash as Tanya Hearst Jeffrey McDonald Jeffrey McDonald as Tears Brunell
    Two girls rediscover their love for playing rock, find a drummer and begin practicing. When one of their mothers intervenes, they run away from home and are forced to fend for themselves on the streets against gangs and rival bands. Soon they are discovered and taken under the wing of rock manager Johnny Tremaine (played by Steven McDonald) who uses them for sex and his own aspirations of wealth. The Love Dolls set out to get revenge on those who have wronged them, and rise to the top of the rock world.
    Darkness Waits 2020 POSTER

    Darkness Waits

    2020

    English

    2.5

    Action

    dark comedy

    darkness

    horror

    Horror

    midnight movie

    pennsylvania, usa

    sheriff

    Libby McDermott Libby McDermott Director Jim Krut Jim Krut as Dick Swanson David Lee Madison David Lee Madison as Joe Mason Scott Schiaffo Scott Schiaffo as Mayor Scruggs Conrad Brooks Conrad Brooks as Mr. Brooks
    Five college students embark on a paranormal investigation of Dead Woman’s Hollow Road, a hub of mysterious deaths and strange phenomena along the Appalachian Trail. The probe turns deadly when people in their camp begin dying. For those still alive, their only hope for survival is a wet behind the ears Sheriff who must come to terms with the fact that the darkness surrounding his quiet town isn’t supernatural, but an evil that’s very real.
    The Baytown Outlaws 2012 POSTER

    The Baytown Outlaws

    2012

    English

    6.3

    33

    23%

    54%

    Action

    anti hero

    Comedy

    Crime

    fight

    gas station

    midnight movie

    murder

    mute

    Thriller

    Barry Battles Barry Battles Director Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton as Carlos Daniel Cudmore Daniel Cudmore as Lincoln Oodie Travis Fimmel Travis Fimmel as McQueen Oodie Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rob
    When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
    Manbaby 2022 POSTER

    Manbaby

    2022

    English

    6.4

    1

    89%

    89%

    abdl

    Comedy

    manbaby

    midnight movie

    Tim Lightell Tim Lightell Director Sidney Jayne Hunt Sidney Jayne Hunt as Dana Howard Rich Fought Rich Fought as Father Murphy Cherilynn Brooks Cherilynn Brooks as Rae Smythe Asa Fager Asa Fager as Sal Howard
    Comedian Sal Howard has a big problem: his wife, scientist Dr. Dana Howard, doesn’t want kids. To save his marriage, Sal tricks Dana into thinking he’s become a real baby to show Dana the joys of motherhood. Sal’s harebrained scheme works. But the plan backfires when Dana develops a hormonal serum that can transform Sal into a full-time, adult baby– forever! Manbaby is an absurd, comic fairy tale about what it means to grow up.
    Heavy Metal 1981 POSTER

    Heavy Metal

    1981

    English

    6.6

    65

    66%

    67%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on comic

    drug use

    Fantasy

    flying car

    heavy metal

    Horror

    midnight movie

    Sci-Fi

    taxi

    John Bruno John Bruno Director John Candy John Candy as Desk Sergeant Robby the Robot Robby the Robot as Hot Dog Vendor Al Waxman Al Waxman as Rudnick Eugene Levy Eugene Levy as Sternn
    The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
    Freaks 1932 POSTER

    Freaks

    1932

    English

    7.8

    31

    95%

    88%

    Action

    attempted murder

    clown

    Drama

    dwarf

    Horror

    infidelity

    midnight movie

    psychotronic

    Tod Browning Tod Browning Director Angelo Rossitto Angelo Rossitto as Angeleno Harry Earles Harry Earles as Hans Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Hans' Butler Leila Hyams Leila Hyams as Venus
    A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
    The Decline of Western Civilization 1981 POSTER

    The Decline of Western Civilization

    1981

    English

    7.5

    20

    100%

    83%

    Action

    cult film

    Documentary

    History

    interview

    midnight movie

    Music

    nihilism

    punk rock

    self-destruction

    Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris Director Pat Smear Pat Smear as Guitarist, The Germs Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris as Herself - Interviewer Exene Cervenka Exene Cervenka as 'X' - vocals John Doe John Doe as 'X' - vocals, bassist
    The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
    Un chien andalou 1929 POSTER

    Un chien andalou

    1929

    French

    7.6

    10

    100%

    85%

    cloud

    donkey

    dream

    dreams

    Fantasy

    Horror

    midnight movie

    razor

    Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Director Jaume Miravitlles Jaume Miravitlles as Fat Seminarist Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel as Man in Prologue Salvador Dalí Salvador Dalí as Seminarist Robert Hommet Robert Hommet as Young Man
    Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 POSTER

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974

    English

    7.4

    129

    84%

    82%

    Action

    gas station

    Horror

    leatherface

    midnight movie

    sadistic

    texas

    Thriller

    van

    Tobe Hooper Tobe Hooper Director Edwin Neal Edwin Neal as Hitchhiker Gunnar Hansen Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface Teri McMinn Teri McMinn as Pam Marilyn Burns Marilyn Burns as Sally
    Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
    Tommy 1975 POSTER

    Tommy

    1975

    English

    6.6

    20

    71%

    71%

    1970s

    Action

    adultery

    child abuse

    christmas party

    deaf-mute

    Drama

    midnight movie

    Musical

    Ken Russell Ken Russell Director Ken Russell Ken Russell as Cripple Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Frank Pete Townshend Pete Townshend as Self Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson as The Specialist
    After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
    Fritz the Cat 1972 POSTER

    Fritz the Cat

    1972

    English

    6.2

    19

    64%

    59%

    Action

    Animation

    cat

    Comedy

    Drama

    midnight movie

    new york city

    nudity

    students' movement

    underground

    Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi Director Rosetta LeNoire Rosetta LeNoire as Bertha / Additional Female Crows John McCurry John McCurry as Blue / John / Additional Voices Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi as Narrator / Pig Cop #1 Judy Engles Judy Engles as Winston Schwartz / Lizard Leader
    A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.
    Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness 2020 POSTER

    Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness

    2020

    English

    7.2

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    cult film

    Documentary

    filmmaking

    Horror

    midnight movie

    Sci-Fi

    Danny Wolf Danny Wolf Director Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum as Self Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Self Gary Busey Gary Busey as Self John Turturro John Turturro as Self
    From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
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