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

English

5.7

♡ 6

60%

Bill Fishman Director

Tim Robbins as Josh Tager

Clu Gulager as Norman Mart

Lee Arenberg as Norton

'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

English

6.1

♡ 38

73%

64%

Action

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

John Carpenter Director

Nick Castle as Alien

Brian Narelle as Lt. Doolittle

Dan O'Bannon as Pinback

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

English

5.7

♡ 5

50%

los angeles, california

David Markey Director

Steve McDonald as Johnny Tremaine

Sky Saxon as Self - bassist

Tracy Marshak-Nash as Tanya Hearst

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

2.5

Libby McDermott Director

Jim Krut as Dick Swanson

David Lee Madison as Joe Mason

Scott Schiaffo as Mayor Scruggs

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

English

6.3

♡ 33

23%

Barry Battles Director

Billy Bob Thornton as Carlos

Daniel Cudmore as Lincoln Oodie

Travis Fimmel as McQueen Oodie

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

English

6.4

♡ 1

89%

Tim Lightell Director

Sidney Jayne Hunt as Dana Howard

Rich Fought as Father Murphy

Cherilynn Brooks as Rae Smythe

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

English

6.6

♡ 65

66%

John Bruno Director

John Candy as Desk Sergeant

Robby the Robot as Hot Dog Vendor

Al Waxman as Rudnick

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

English

7.8

♡ 31

95%

Tod Browning Director

Angelo Rossitto as Angeleno

Harry Earles as Hans

Sidney Bracey as Hans' Butler

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

English

7.5

♡ 20

100%

Penelope Spheeris Director

Pat Smear as Guitarist, The Germs

Penelope Spheeris as Herself - Interviewer

Exene Cervenka as 'X' - vocals

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

French

7.6

♡ 10

100%

Luis Buñuel Director

Jaume Miravitlles as Fat Seminarist

Luis Buñuel as Man in Prologue

Salvador Dalí as Seminarist

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

English

7.4

♡ 129

84%

Tobe Hooper Director

Edwin Neal as Hitchhiker

Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface

Teri McMinn as Pam

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

English

6.6

♡ 20

71%

Ken Russell Director

Ken Russell as Cripple

Oliver Reed as Frank

Pete Townshend as Self

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

English

6.2

♡ 19

64%

Ralph Bakshi Director

Rosetta LeNoire as Bertha / Additional Female Crows

John McCurry as Blue / John / Additional Voices

Ralph Bakshi as Narrator / Pig Cop #1

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

English

7.2

♡ 5

Danny Wolf Director

Jeff Goldblum as Self

Jeff Bridges as Self

Gary Busey as Self

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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Un chien andalou

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Tommy

Fritz the Cat

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