The 7 most watched cult movies in cinema history
Cult movies are the most recognized today, they are unforgettable classics that touched on unconventional and controversial narratives at the time.
This category encompasses the films that contain a different type of narrative that breaks with the social schemes of its time, causing shock and controversy to its viewers.
Therefore, in this section we are going to talk about the best cult movies in the history of cinema.
The 7 most successful cult movies of today
1. 'Taxi Driver'
The award-winning film Taxi Driver is a 1947 production created by 'Paul Schrader' and starring ' Robert De Niro'. Follow the life of Travis, a war veteran who lived through terrifying moments in Vietnam; when he returns home he begins to suffer from seizures and chronic insomnia.
In addition, Travis feels rejected by society and begins to suffer from depression, which is why he decides to start working for a night taxi agency in New York.
During his nightly rounds he meets a woman named 'Betsy', who will undoubtedly change his life completely.
2. 'A Clockwork Orange'
This filming is one of the best known in the world, since its violent plot manages to impact all its viewers.
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film produced by the screenwriter 'Stanley Kubrick', a fiction that deals with the life of one of the most eminent criminals in England.
The violent criminal is convinced that his violent attacks cause a negative impact on society. For this reason, he decides to undergo experimental processes that will help him to stop his impulses and become a good man before society.
However, the unorthodox therapies to which the protagonist must undergo usually cause trauma and insomnia every night due to terror. The film emphasizes the poorly applied psychology processes during the 20th century, which sought to end a bad habit by generating a new trauma.
3. 'Blade Runner'
The film ' Blade Runner ' is a cult film created by Ridley Scott in 1982, which became the highest grossing film of its year, grossing more than 100 million dollars. It managed to be the center of social criticism of the decade and caused controversy in Europe and North America.
The plot is based on a futuristic dystopia, where a retired police officer escapes from the chaos of the earth to new areas of the universe that are habitable. However, he learns that there is a new alien life that are slave androids calling themselves 'Replicants'.
The replicants have an appearance similar to that of humans, however, the androids outnumber and outnumber them. The problems begin when the rebels begin to threaten the existence of humanity.
4. 'Pulp Fiction'
The film was published in 1994 and brought to the big screen by Quentin Tarantino, who was in charge of the script and the direction of the film. ' Pulp Fiction ' features an exceptional cast led by 'John Travolta', 'Samuel L. Jackson' and 'Uma Thurman'.
The plot relates the lives of Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, both are contract killers who work under the orders of one of the most powerful gangsters in the city 'Marsellus Wallace'. The gangster gives Vega and Winnfield a special order, which is to get their precious mysterious briefcase that was stolen a few hours ago.
The problems will begin when both agents begin to work together and realize that they are polar opposites, they must join forces to fulfill their mission.
On the other hand, Vincent will have to deal with Mia Wallace, his boss's extravagant girlfriend, while he leaves town.
5. 'Fight Club'
This movie is one of the most renowned in the history of the seventh art, everyone has heard of ' Fight Club ' in the references and cameos that they make in today's movies.
The production debuted on the big screen in 1999, was created and directed by showrunner 'David Fincher' and features performances by 'Brad Pitt' and 'Edward Norton'.
It recounts the life of a public employee who works in an office every day, fed up with his monotonous life, decides to go out for a breath of fresh air and meets an unconventional salesman with whom he quickly empathizes. Both reach an agreement where they decide to create a fight club where people can fight as a form of therapy.
The club begins to become famous and more than 100 people begin to attend, throughout the film we will see various unexpected plot twists that will shock their viewers.
6. 'Donnie Darko'
The movie ' Donnie Darko ' is a 2001 cult film created by the American filmmaker 'Richard Kelly'. It stars 'Jake Gyllenhaal', 'Jena Malone' and 'Drew Barrymore', who manage to develop the profound meaning of the production in its 28 days.
It chronicles the life of 'Donnie', a boy who is apparently the perfect American high school student. However, throughout the story it is revealed that the protagonist has a dark eccentric side that draws everyone's attention.
Donnie manages to survive after the fall of an airplane turbine that ended up collapsing on the roof of his house, however, this event left him seeing hallucinations and changed his way of being. After that event, Donnie will begin to see things from a different perspective and will realize how unusual the world in which he lives is.
7. 'The Wicker Man'
This film was released in theaters in 2003, created by 'Robin Hardy' and its cast is starring 'Edward Woodward', 'Diane Cilento' and 'Ingrid Pitt'. ' The wicker man ' is a fiction that recounts the life of sergeant 'Howie', who discovers a secret letter from a missing young woman where it is stated that she could have been murdered.
'Hawie' will have to make an unexpected trip to 'Summerisle', which is a forbidden island that is located in the outskirts of England, the place where the missing girl may be. However, the moment he arrives on the island he finds out that for several hours the inhabitants perform a strange pagan ritual.
