the weirder the better where am I
we’re in the labyrinth of the city of
night are you an angel
I’m pie gar the last of the ornithine
throats welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 cult classics category
science fiction for this list we’re
focusing on sci-fi films that were
mostly underappreciated by audiences or
critics upon their initial release but
have since gained a large and dedicated
following why are you a that stupid
place why are you wearing that stupid
mansion
number 10 Flash Gordon well I sure hope
Flash Gordon had a great vacation it’s
gonna have to work hard to top last
season while it’s worthy of recognition
for its epic Queen soundtrack alone this
adaptation of the classic comic book
hero has everything without special mad
scientists tyrannical Galactic Emperor’s
Robin Hood esque woodsman bird people
helmets with built-in sideburn
protectors sexy pillow fights and really
much more weird stuff than we could fit
in this list oh my god this goes way to
turning me on I didn’t quite get that
thinking again
forget I thought it it wasn’t about you
over what
number nine twelve Monkeys very few
actually mentally oh I’m not saying
you’re not mentally along for all I know
you’re crazy Zaloom this terry gilliam
film finds Bruce Willis traveling back
in time leading those he runs into to
think he’s a mental patient looking for
the army of the twelve Monkeys we don’t
know anything about any army of the
twelve month I so want you your friend
just disappeared just once enough from
there shouldn’t you hear me at Joe and
along the way he meets an actual mental
patient played by Brad Pitt who just may
be the man who kills off the majority of
the human race in the future she knew I
was gonna leave the army of the 12
monkeys into the pages of history
forever even occur to me she knows
everything I’m ever gonna do before I
know it myself
that makes sense don’t worry it all
comes together in one of the more
thrilling and beautiful endings in any
film
number eight Darkstar hi guys
glad we got your message from deflatable
aliens – a talking bomb contemplating
its own existence the crew of the Dark
Star has a lot on their plates
that’s not for target practice that’s
for emergencies only
fortunately crew members do little
boiler pinback and Talbot are almost up
to the task
McKenna essentially an ambitious student
film from future sci-fi Titans John
Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon this movie
was expanded and released to the public
now it’s time to go sleepy-bye you
worthless piece of garbage
well it’s zany antics may have left
audiences confused they also defined it
as a true trailblazer inspiring the
likes of Red Dwarf number seven repo men
you’re all repo men what if we are think
your job is weird stuck in a state of
early 20s malaise Emilio Estevez is otto
finds his life changed forever
when he realizes his true calling to
become a repo man haha wow that was
intense
people man’s always in tennis come on
let’s go get a drink
gee buddy never told you I could be like
this man we follow Otto and his mentor
but played by a top of his game Harry
Dean Stanton ha
dickhead as they navigate the dark
underbelly of a present-day dystopia
what
filled with some of the most original
characters of all time ultra quotable
dialogue and mesmerizing effects
repo-man is a low-budget
anti-establishment masterwork we turn it
in we take the money we split it 60/40
you and me who gets the 60 yet well I
don’t know I figured since I found the
car first that you get it
number six plan 9 from outer space
greetings my friend we are all
interested in the future for that is
where you and I are going to spend the
rest of all our from the set of a
cockpit which is clearly just a room
with a curtain hung over the door two
UFOs suspended by visible strings
b-movie icon edy woods tale of alien
controlled zombies is widely considered
one of if not the worst movie ever made
because all you of earth are idiots
but perhaps it is the sheer confidence
with which would directs his nonsensical
script that gives it its charm and a
cult legacy that’s lasted to this day
he’s close enough turn off your
electrode gun
Oh can’t get it champ
I’m a Bubo I’ll drop the gun to the
brought Anna the member will break
contact
number five Brazil Harry total heating
engineer at your service
the great thing about science fiction is
that it gives us brief glimpses into the
future while these glimpses usually
focus on the laser gun and jetpack side
of things this Terry Gilliam masterpiece
asks us to consider something entirely
different the paperwork sees deposit in
a future where bureaucracy reigns even
getting your furnace fixed is an act of
treason listen this whole system of
yours could be on fire and I couldn’t
even turn on a kitchen tap without
filling out a 27b stroke 6 bloody
paperwork the film’s endless detail and
surreal storyline have all made it a
timeless treasure damn eyeteeth son
confessed quickly if you hold out too
long you could jeopardize your credit
writing number for Donnie Darko Danny
dr. Donnie Darko what the heck is going
on here high school is a confusing time
for everyone particularly when your
closest friend is a seven-foot-tall
maniacal bunny who tells you to burn
things to the ground
however this is the least of Donny’s
problems when he realizes he’s become
part of an alternate reality that is
more than likely caving in on itself six
hours 42 minutes 12 seconds that is when
the world and you thought high school
was rough on you I don’t have to flip it
Donny
he stinks number three a Clockwork
Orange no listen here you little bastard
just turn round and walk out of here the
same way as you came in it’s a very
important book about based on the
chilling Anthony Burgess novel Stanley
Kubrick’s twisted vision of a future
society run amok is still as shocking
today as it was upon its released after
a milk fueled crime spree and betrayal
at the hands of his fellow drugs Alex
DeLarge is rehabilitated to the point
where he becomes viciously ill in the
face of violence and sex begging the
question which version of Alex is more
disturbing it’s funny how the colors of
the real world only seem really real
when you vide them on a screen number 2
dark city no you must listen to me
you have lost your memory there was an
experiment something went wrong your
memory was erased do you understand me
no I don’t understand what the hell is
going on here
released to quiet praise in 1998 Alex
Proyas nightmarish neo-noir has grown
steadily in popularity ever since we
have much to do
yes a mix of classic film motifs the
film finds a man John Murdock at the
center of a murder conspiracy and that’s
not even the worst of it what is this
some kind of joke
turns out he’s only part of a huge alien
experiment carried out by trench-coated
visitors from another planet we must
have this man
it’s striking visuals and timeless feel
have made it particularly popular with
film buffs so beautiful hair
so right before we reveal our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions angel
does not make lo an angel is love then
you’re a dead duck then it’s a lion
given bypassed by calamity jane in the
mall moving in the third place I wish we
could go somewhere yeah some faraway
place where there are no people where I
can’t kill anybody you wanna be later
this gang oh we’re great no leader right
so shut up do as I say of course it’s me
or falsehood your thing come and my
oratory number one Blade Runner hiya
dick Brian though now widely considered
one of the greatest science fiction
movies of all time this iconic Ridley
Scott film was initially a box-office
bomb I was hoping it did it but from a
difficult soggy production and several
releases Rose a subtly beautiful vision
of a future where conscious androids
known as replicants walk among us we’re
no computers Sebastian with physical
tasked with identifying and capturing
them Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard falls
in love with one causing him to
reevaluate his conception of what it is
to be human quite an experience to live
in fear isn’t it
that’s what it is to be a slave do you
agree with our list Loretta
mr. president what underappreciated
sci-fi flicks do you hold dear no love
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
we’re in the labyrinth of the city of
night are you an angel
I’m pie gar the last of the ornithine
throats welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 cult classics category
science fiction for this list we’re
focusing on sci-fi films that were
mostly underappreciated by audiences or
critics upon their initial release but
have since gained a large and dedicated
following why are you a that stupid
place why are you wearing that stupid
mansion
number 10 Flash Gordon well I sure hope
Flash Gordon had a great vacation it’s
gonna have to work hard to top last
season while it’s worthy of recognition
for its epic Queen soundtrack alone this
adaptation of the classic comic book
hero has everything without special mad
scientists tyrannical Galactic Emperor’s
Robin Hood esque woodsman bird people
helmets with built-in sideburn
protectors sexy pillow fights and really
much more weird stuff than we could fit
in this list oh my god this goes way to
turning me on I didn’t quite get that
thinking again
forget I thought it it wasn’t about you
over what
number nine twelve Monkeys very few
actually mentally oh I’m not saying
you’re not mentally along for all I know
you’re crazy Zaloom this terry gilliam
film finds Bruce Willis traveling back
in time leading those he runs into to
think he’s a mental patient looking for
the army of the twelve Monkeys we don’t
know anything about any army of the
twelve month I so want you your friend
just disappeared just once enough from
there shouldn’t you hear me at Joe and
along the way he meets an actual mental
patient played by Brad Pitt who just may
be the man who kills off the majority of
the human race in the future she knew I
was gonna leave the army of the 12
monkeys into the pages of history
forever even occur to me she knows
everything I’m ever gonna do before I
know it myself
that makes sense don’t worry it all
comes together in one of the more
thrilling and beautiful endings in any
film
number eight Darkstar hi guys
glad we got your message from deflatable
aliens – a talking bomb contemplating
its own existence the crew of the Dark
Star has a lot on their plates
that’s not for target practice that’s
for emergencies only
fortunately crew members do little
boiler pinback and Talbot are almost up
to the task
McKenna essentially an ambitious student
film from future sci-fi Titans John
Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon this movie
was expanded and released to the public
now it’s time to go sleepy-bye you
worthless piece of garbage
well it’s zany antics may have left
audiences confused they also defined it
as a true trailblazer inspiring the
likes of Red Dwarf number seven repo men
you’re all repo men what if we are think
your job is weird stuck in a state of
early 20s malaise Emilio Estevez is otto
finds his life changed forever
when he realizes his true calling to
become a repo man haha wow that was
intense
people man’s always in tennis come on
let’s go get a drink
gee buddy never told you I could be like
this man we follow Otto and his mentor
but played by a top of his game Harry
Dean Stanton ha
dickhead as they navigate the dark
underbelly of a present-day dystopia
what
filled with some of the most original
characters of all time ultra quotable
dialogue and mesmerizing effects
repo-man is a low-budget
anti-establishment masterwork we turn it
in we take the money we split it 60/40
you and me who gets the 60 yet well I
don’t know I figured since I found the
car first that you get it
number six plan 9 from outer space
greetings my friend we are all
interested in the future for that is
where you and I are going to spend the
rest of all our from the set of a
cockpit which is clearly just a room
with a curtain hung over the door two
UFOs suspended by visible strings
b-movie icon edy woods tale of alien
controlled zombies is widely considered
one of if not the worst movie ever made
because all you of earth are idiots
but perhaps it is the sheer confidence
with which would directs his nonsensical
script that gives it its charm and a
cult legacy that’s lasted to this day
he’s close enough turn off your
electrode gun
Oh can’t get it champ
I’m a Bubo I’ll drop the gun to the
brought Anna the member will break
contact
number five Brazil Harry total heating
engineer at your service
the great thing about science fiction is
that it gives us brief glimpses into the
future while these glimpses usually
focus on the laser gun and jetpack side
of things this Terry Gilliam masterpiece
asks us to consider something entirely
different the paperwork sees deposit in
a future where bureaucracy reigns even
getting your furnace fixed is an act of
treason listen this whole system of
yours could be on fire and I couldn’t
even turn on a kitchen tap without
filling out a 27b stroke 6 bloody
paperwork the film’s endless detail and
surreal storyline have all made it a
timeless treasure damn eyeteeth son
confessed quickly if you hold out too
long you could jeopardize your credit
writing number for Donnie Darko Danny
dr. Donnie Darko what the heck is going
on here high school is a confusing time
for everyone particularly when your
closest friend is a seven-foot-tall
maniacal bunny who tells you to burn
things to the ground
however this is the least of Donny’s
problems when he realizes he’s become
part of an alternate reality that is
more than likely caving in on itself six
hours 42 minutes 12 seconds that is when
the world and you thought high school
was rough on you I don’t have to flip it
Donny
he stinks number three a Clockwork
Orange no listen here you little bastard
just turn round and walk out of here the
same way as you came in it’s a very
important book about based on the
chilling Anthony Burgess novel Stanley
Kubrick’s twisted vision of a future
society run amok is still as shocking
today as it was upon its released after
a milk fueled crime spree and betrayal
at the hands of his fellow drugs Alex
DeLarge is rehabilitated to the point
where he becomes viciously ill in the
face of violence and sex begging the
question which version of Alex is more
disturbing it’s funny how the colors of
the real world only seem really real
when you vide them on a screen number 2
dark city no you must listen to me
you have lost your memory there was an
experiment something went wrong your
memory was erased do you understand me
no I don’t understand what the hell is
going on here
released to quiet praise in 1998 Alex
Proyas nightmarish neo-noir has grown
steadily in popularity ever since we
have much to do
yes a mix of classic film motifs the
film finds a man John Murdock at the
center of a murder conspiracy and that’s
not even the worst of it what is this
some kind of joke
turns out he’s only part of a huge alien
experiment carried out by trench-coated
visitors from another planet we must
have this man
it’s striking visuals and timeless feel
have made it particularly popular with
film buffs so beautiful hair
so right before we reveal our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions angel
does not make lo an angel is love then
you’re a dead duck then it’s a lion
given bypassed by calamity jane in the
mall moving in the third place I wish we
could go somewhere yeah some faraway
place where there are no people where I
can’t kill anybody you wanna be later
this gang oh we’re great no leader right
so shut up do as I say of course it’s me
or falsehood your thing come and my
oratory number one Blade Runner hiya
dick Brian though now widely considered
one of the greatest science fiction
movies of all time this iconic Ridley
Scott film was initially a box-office
bomb I was hoping it did it but from a
difficult soggy production and several
releases Rose a subtly beautiful vision
of a future where conscious androids
known as replicants walk among us we’re
no computers Sebastian with physical
tasked with identifying and capturing
them Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard falls
in love with one causing him to
reevaluate his conception of what it is
to be human quite an experience to live
in fear isn’t it
that’s what it is to be a slave do you
agree with our list Loretta
mr. president what underappreciated
sci-fi flicks do you hold dear no love
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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