(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); To set the ground rules for inclusion of movies in this genre, we'll define cult films as those which may not have been mainstream box-office entries, but which eventually attracted a strong and loyal following of devotees, which have kept the movie alive long beyond its original release date.

The classics on our list were therefore not necessarily successes in the conventional sense, but are movies which have devoted legions of fans who continue to adore them. The Big Lebowski As cult films go, this Coen Brothers entry turned out to be a bomb at the box office, but became an instant cult classic because of its offbeat characterizations, snappy dialogue, and totally unconventional storyline.
In a role that he has ever since become closely associated with, Jeff Bridges gives a remarkable performance as a man (Lebowski), who was mistaken for someone else, and all kinds of comic situations ensue. This dark comedy is powerfully propelled by other acting greats such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, terbit21 Steve Buscemi, and Julianne Moore.

Groundhog Day This cult film has become a classic because it has a powerful message to relate, which centers around weatherman Bill Murray being forced to relive Groundhog Day over and over again until he gets it right. Getting it right involves dispensing with his self-centeredness and egotism, and beginning to consider the lives and feelings of those people around him.

After having died numerous deaths on Groundhog Day, weatherman Bill finally manages to discover the best parts of himself at the end of the movie, to the delight of his co-star Andie McDowell, as well as others. 2001: A Space Odyssey Adapted from a short novel by Arthur C Clarke, this is one of the all-time great cult films, and it depicts a journey through outer space by a crew of scientists and their sentient companion, computer HAL 9000.

While portraying the potential hazards of over-reliance on computers and electronic devices, there are also some powerful themes about the beginning of intelligence on this planet, as well as the future of intelligence in the cosmos. Blade Runner This film was taken from a novel written by science fiction author Philip K.

Dick, and it featured Harrison Ford as a futuristic cop assigned to eliminate genetically engineered replicant humans in the Los Angeles of the future. With some disturbing messages about the folly of trying to manage nature through the use of science and technology, the film strikes a chord about man overstepping his bounds.
A box office failure when it was originally released, Blade Runner has since come to be considered one of the best science fiction movies ever made, and it spawned a sequel many years later. Pulp Fiction This film firmly established Quentin Tarantino as one of the rising young directors in Hollywood, especially among those who had a natural bent toward violence.

John Travolta began his cinematic comeback with this film, and the non-stop action it depicts kept viewers on the edges of their seats throughout. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it is considered a scripting masterpiece by critics.

Tarantino, who co-scripted the screenplay with Roger Avery, must thus be given massive kudos for his cinematic achievement with this film, which has come to be considered one of the greatest cult films of all time. Not for the faint of heart, there's a good deal of mob violence included, in addition to its wry humor and startling dialogue.

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