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Cult Classics

A movie is definitely cult if it has its own convention. We're looking at you, Lebowski Fest.

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  • Jeff Bridges is the Dude and the Dude abides in this movie of bowling, crime, and one particular rug. (R)
    DVD, 2008Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment : Focus Features, c2008. — DVD 791.43 BIG
  • Nuclear armageddon played for laughs in this blackest of black comedies. Starring Peter Sellers in three different roles including the eponymous Dr. Strangelove. (PG)
    DVD, 2001Burbank, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, c2001. — DVD 791.43,DR
  • In this screwball comedy, a cubicle slave tires of mind-numbing corporate life and actively tries to get fired. Instead, his "straight-shooting" attitude gets him promoted, where he can play out his grand embezzling scheme. (R)
    DVD, 2005Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2005] — DVD 791.43 OFFICE
  • A hidden door leads to the mind of John Malkovich where you get to live for fifteen minutes before you are ejected onto the New Jersey turnpike. The first film for both director Spike Jonze and writer Charlie Kaufman. (NR)
    DVD, 2012[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2012] — DVD 791.43 BEING
  • First rule of . . . oh never mind. (R)
    DVD, 2002Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2002] — DVD 791.43 FIGHT
  • The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is retold in the inimitable Python fashion. (PG)
    DVD, 2003Burbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2003. — DVD 791.43 MONTY
  • The tale of a socially awkward teenage slacker who decides to help his friend Pedro run for class president. (PG)
    DVD, 2004Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004. — DVD 791.43 NAPOLEON
  • Based in the future, a New York cab driver becomes an unwilling hero by finding the fifth element that saves the universe. (PG-13)
    DVD, 2001Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2001. — DVD 791.43 FIFTH
  • America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Eavesdrop on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshman including Matthew McConaughey in his breakout role. (NR)
    DVD, 2006[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2006] — DVD 791.43 DAZED
  • Another sign of a cult movie is if its plot is a little . . . odd. Donnie Darko sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit who tells him the world will end in 28 days and he also has a near-death experience. Is he dead, mentally ill, or in a parallel…
    DVD, 2002[United States] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2002], c2001. — DVD 791.43 DONNIE
  • Mockumentary of heavy metal bands that turns the dial all the way to 11. (R)
    DVD, 2000Santa Monica : MGM Home Entertainment [distributor, c2000.] — DVD 791.43 THIS