What is a cult movie? A cult movie is a movie that earns a fanatical following by a small group of people. It's also a movie that bears watching many, many times and contains memorable, repeatable dialogue. Cult movies are preferably made socially unacceptable ingredients, such as horror, sex, violence, or science fiction.

 

Some movies, like Star Wars and Casablanca have devoted followings, but those are considered too large for cult status. The main idea is that we love our cult movies specifically because we know that most people don't.