Few people agree on a definition of a "cult" film. The problem may be that such movies fall into several categories. Here's a description of the universal characteristics of a cult film and an attempt to categorize the different types.

This movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis received eleven Academy Award nominations, despite the fact that it's missing a coherent story and has no characters a viewer can identify with.

The First Thin Man movie, released in 1934, was so popular that it was followed by five sequels, the last in 1947. After all these years it remains a popular rental and DVD purchase.

If you haven't seen it yet, treat yourself. If you have seen it, watch it again and try to see how Shyamalan does it. It's also worth more than one viewing to admire the work of the amazing Haley Joel Osment who, at the age of eleven, is the mainstay of the film.

This multi-lingual film revolves around a violin that was made in 17th century Cremona, Italy, and, 400 years later, is auctioned for millions in 21st century Montréal, Canada.

Called "the greatest silent film ever made," Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc gives us a Joan who looks like a woman who could have reined in a warhorse.

The sweeping changes Zemeckis and his screenwriters have made in the storyline of Beowulf transform a Germanic hero into a 21st century lying thug. Here's what "really" happened.

A cross between a comic strip and a dream, The Hudsucker Proxy is a strange experience. Aren't all Coen Brothers films?

The Fisher King (1991) defines love far better than Segal's sentimental Love Story. Love means saying you're sorry, asking forgiveness, and acknowledging the needs of others even when they don't make sense to us.

Most reviews of The Departed describe it as "entertaining." It all depends upon whether one finds entertainment in sadistic behavior that goes unpunished..