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''See [[:Category:Cult Classic]] for the description that used to be here.''
''See [[:Category:Cult Classic]] for the description that used to be here.''


{{examples|Examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:}}
{{examples|'''MOD: This list was copied from TV Tropes and does not conform to All The Tropes' standards of verifiability. Before adding "Category:Cult Classic" to any of these works, double-check that they actually are Cult Classics, and not [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schlock Schlock], [[Sleeper Hit]]s, or victims of one Troper's [[Small Reference Pools]].'''<br />Possible examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:}}


== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The works of [[Daniel Clowes]]
* The works of [[Daniel Clowes]]
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* ''[[Mad Dog Morgan]]''
* ''[[Mad Dog Morgan]]''
* ''[[Madhouse (film)|Madhouse]]''
* ''[[Madhouse (film)|Madhouse]]''
* ''[[The Man Who Saves the World]]''
* ''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]''
* ''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]''
* ''[[The Manson Family]]''
* ''[[The Manson Family]]''
* ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]''
* ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]''
* ''McBain'' (not the [[The Simpsons (animation)|Rainier Wolfcastle]] films)
* ''[[Meatball Machine]]''
* ''[[Meatball Machine]]''
* ''[[Medium Cool]]''
* ''[[Midnight Madness]]''—Disney's 2nd PG-rated movie<ref>At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.</ref>
* ''[[Midnight Madness]]''—Disney's 2nd PG-rated movie<ref>At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.</ref>
* ''[[The Millennium Trilogy]]''
** ''[[The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]]''
** ''[[The Girl Who Played With Fire]]''
** ''[[The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest]]''
* ''[[Mom and Dad Save The World]]''
* ''[[Mommie Dearest]]''
* ''[[Monster Brawl]]''
* ''[[Monster Brawl]]''
* ''[[The Monster Club]]''
* ''[[The Monster Club]]''
* [[Monty Python]]
** ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]''
* ''[[Moon]]''
* ''[[Morvern Callar]]''
* ''[[Morvern Callar]]''
* ''[[Ms. 45]]''
* ''[[Mulan: Rise of a Warrior]]''
* ''[[Mulan: Rise of a Warrior]]''
* ''[[Murder Party]]''
* ''[[Murder Party]]''
* ''[[Mystery Men]]''


=== N ===
=== N ===
* ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''
* ''[[The New York Ripper]]''
* ''[[The New York Ripper]]''
* ''[[Newsies]]''
* ''[[The Night Flier]]''
* ''[[The Night Flier]]''
* ''[[Night of the Comet]]''
* ''[[Night of the Creeps]]''
* ''[[Night of the Demon (1980 film)}|Night of the Demon]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Night of the Lepus]]''
* ''[[Nightcrawler]]''
* ''[[Nightcrawler]]''


=== O ===
=== O ===
* ''[[Oldboy]]''
* ''[[Oliver and Company]]''
* ''[[O Lucky Man]]''
* ''[[O Lucky Man]]''


=== P ===
=== P ===
* [[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]]
** ''[[Baseketball]]''
** ''[[Orgazmo]]''
** ''[[South Park|South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]''
** ''[[Team America: World Police]]''
* ''[[Performance]]''
* ''[[Performance]]''
* ''[[Pootie Tang]]''
* [[Alex Proyas]]:
** ''[[Dark City]]''
** ''[[Knowing]]''
* ''[[Popcorn]]''
* ''[[Popcorn]]''
* ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' (the [[Live Action Adaptation|live action]] film)
* ''[[Primer]]''
* ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''
* ''[[Pulse]]''
* ''[[Pulse]]''
* ''[[Putney Swope]]''


=== R ===
=== R ===
* [[Sam Raimi]]
* [[Sam Raimi]]
** ''[[Crimewave]]''
** ''[[Crimewave]]''
** ''[[The Quick and the Dead]]''
** ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]''
** ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]''
** ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''
* ''[[Rawhaed Rex]]''
* ''[[Rawhaed Rex]]''
* ''[[Real Genius]]''
* ''[[Red Sun (film)|Red Sun]]''
* ''[[Red Sun (film)|Red Sun]]''
* ''[[Remo Williams The Adventure Begins]]''
* ''[[Remo Williams The Adventure Begins]]''
* ''[[Repo Man]]''
* ''[[The Ritual]]''
* ''[[The Ritual]]''
* ''[[Rivers Edge]]''
* ''[[Rivers Edge]]''
* ''[[Road House]]''
* ''[[Return to Oz]]''
* ''[[Robot Holocaust]]''
* ''[[Robot Holocaust]]''
* [[Robert Rodriguez]]
** ''[[El Mariachi]]'' trilogy
*** ''[[El Mariachi]]''
*** ''[[Desperado]]''
*** ''[[Once Upon a Time In Mexico]]''
** ''[[The Faculty]]''
** ''[[Planet Terror]]''
** ''[[Machete]]''
* ''[[Rolling Vengeance]]''
* ''[[Rolling Vengeance]]''
* [[George A Romero]]
* [[George A Romero]]
** ''[[The Crazies]]''
** ''[[Dawn of the Dead (film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''
** ''[[Martin (1978 film)|Martin]]''
** ''[[Martin (1978 film)|Martin]]''
** ''[[Creepshow]]''
** ''[[Day of the Dead]]''
** ''[[Land of the Dead]]''
* ''[[Rubber]]''


=== S ===
=== S ===
* ''[[Samurai Cop]]''
* ''[[Samurai Cop]]''
* ''[[Santa Claus (film)|Santa Claus]]''
* ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]''
* ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''
* ''[[Secretary]]''
* ''[[Saving Christmas (film)|Saving Christmas]]''
* ''[[Saving Christmas (film)|Saving Christmas]]''
* ''[[Serenity]]''
* ''[[The Seventh Curse]]''
* ''[[The Seventh Curse]]''
* ''[[Shakes the Clown (Film)]]''
* ''[[Sherrybaby]]''
* ''[[Sherrybaby]]''
* ''[[Shinjuku Triad Society]]''
* ''[[Shinjuku Triad Society]]''
* ''[[A Shock to the System]]''
* ''[[A Shock to the System]]''
* ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' (a "sequel" to ''Rocky Horror'')
* ''[[Shock Waves]]''
* ''[[Showgirls]]''
* ''[[Singles]]''
* ''[[Six-String Samurai]]''
* ''[[Slap Shot]]''
* ''[[Sleepaway Camp]]''
* [[Kevin Smith]]
** ''[[Clerks]]''
** ''[[Mallrats]]''
** ''[[Chasing Amy]]''
** ''[[Dogma]]''
** ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]''
** ''[[Clerks II]]''
** ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]''
* ''[[Society]]''
* ''[[Society]]''
* ''[[Southland Tales]]''
* ''[[Spaceballs]]''
* ''[[The Specials]]''
* ''[[Spider Baby]]''
* ''[[Stage Fright Aquarius]]''
* ''[[Starcrash]]''
* ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]''
* ''[[Step Brothers]]''
* ''[[Strait Jacket]]''
* ''[[Stay Tuned]]''
* ''[[Stitches]]''
* ''[[Stitches]]''
* ''[[Stone Cold]]''
* ''[[Stone Cold]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]''
* ''[[Street Trash]]''
* ''[[Student Bodies (film)|Student Bodies]]''
* ''[[The Stunt Man]]''
* ''[[The Stunt Man]]''
* ''[[Suicide Club]]''
* ''[[Super Fuzz]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros]]''
* ''[[Surf Nazis Must Die]]''
* ''[[Swingers]]''
* ''[[Switchblade Sisters]]''


=== T ===
=== T ===
* ''[[Tales from the Crypt (film)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
* ''[[Tales from the Hood]]''
* [[Quentin Tarantino]]
** ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''
** ''[[Jackie Brown]]''
** ''[[Kill Bill]] I and II''
** ''[[Death Proof]]''
** ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
* ''[[TerrorVision]]''
* ''[[TerrorVision]]''
* ''[[The Theatre Bizarre]]''
* ''[[The Theatre Bizarre]]''
* ''[[Themroc]]''
* ''[[Themroc]]''
* ''[[Thirst (1979 film)|Thirst]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Thirst (1979 film)|Thirst]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Thirst]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The 36th Chamber of Shaolin]]''
* ''[[The 13th Warrior]]'': Although it was panned by critics and one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, this movie nonetheless has a sizable fan following.
* ''[[This Island Earth]]''
* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''
* ''[[Three Women]]''
* ''[[Three Women]]''
* ''[[Thriller - A Cruel Picture]]''
* ''[[Titan A.E.]]''
* ''[[Tombs of the Blind Dead]]''
* ''[[Tombs of the Blind Dead]]''
* ''[[El Topo]]''
* ''[[Torso]]''
* ''[[Torso]]''
* ''[[Tourist Trap (film)|Tourist Trap]]''
* ''[[Tourist Trap (film)|Tourist Trap]]''
* ''[[The Town That Dreaded Sundown]]''
* ''[[The Town That Dreaded Sundown]]''
* ''[[Train to Busan]]''
* ''[[Train to Busan]]''
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Treasure Planet]]''
* ''[[Trick 'r Treat]]''
* ''[[The Triplets of Belleville]]''
* ''[[True Romance]]''
* ''[[Turbo Kid]]''
* ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)|Twice Upon a Time]]''
* ''[[200 Motels]]''
* ''[[Two Lane Blacktop]]''
* ''[[Two Lane Blacktop]]''


=== V ===
=== V ===
* ''[[Valerie and Her Week of Wonders]]''
* ''[[Valerie and Her Week of Wonders]]''
* ''[[Valley of the Dolls]]''
* ''[[Vampires In Havana]]''
* ''[[Vampires In Havana]]''
* ''[[Vampire's Kiss]]''
* ''[[Vampyros Lesbos]]''
* [[Gus Van Sant]]
* [[Gus Van Sant]]
** ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]''
** ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]''
** ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]''
** ''[[To Die For]]''
** ''[[Gerry]]''
** ''[[Elephant]]''
** ''[[Last Days]]''
** ''[[Last Days]]''
** ''[[Paranoid Park]]''
* ''[[Vanishing Point]]''
* ''[[Vase de Noces]]''
* ''[[V/H/S]]''
* ''[[V/H/S]]''
* ''[[The Virgin Spring]]''
* ''[[The Virgin Spring]]''
* ''[[Virtuosity]]''
* ''[[The Void (film)|The Void]]''
* ''[[The Void (film)|The Void]]''
* ''[[Volunteers]]''
* ''[[Volunteers]]''
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=== W ===
=== W ===
* ''[[The Wailing]]''
* ''[[The Wailing]]''
* ''[[The Wall]]''
* ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]''
* ''[[Warriors of the Wasteland]]''
* ''[[Warriors of the Wasteland]]''
* [[John Waters]]
* [[John Waters]]
** ''[[Multiple Maniacs]]''
** ''[[Multiple Maniacs]]''
** ''[[Pink Flamingos]]''
** ''[[Female Trouble]]''
** ''[[Female Trouble]]''
** ''[[Desperate Living]]''
** ''[[Desperate Living]]''
** ''[[Polyester]]''
** ''[[Polyester]]''
** ''[[Hairspray]]''
** ''[[Cry-Baby]]''
** ''[[Serial Mom]]''
** ''[[Pecker]]''
** ''[[Cecil B. Demented]]''
** ''[[A Dirty Shame]]''
** ''[[A Dirty Shame]]''
* ''[[What Have You Done to Solange?]]''
* ''[[What Have You Done to Solange?]]''
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* ''[[American Tabloid]]''
* ''[[American Tabloid]]''
* ''[[Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me]]''
* ''[[Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me]]''
* ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'': <small>[[Long Title|A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream]],</small> another case where both the original book and the movie are cult in their own right. (link goes to the work page for a film of the same name)
* ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' (link goes to the work page for a film of the same name)
* ''[[No Logo]]''
* ''[[No Logo]]''
* ''[[Roadside America]]'' ([http://roadsideamerica.com website])
* ''[[Roadside America]]'' ([http://roadsideamerica.com website])
* ''[[The Rum Diary]]'' (link goes to the work page for a film of the same name)
* ''[[Youth in Revolt]]'' (link goes to the work page for a film of the same name)


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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* ''[[Dead Like Me]]''
* ''[[Dead Like Me]]''
* ''[[Deadwood]]''
* ''[[Deadwood]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[The Equalizer]]'' ''was'' popular at the time of its original airings, but became this over the years.
* ''[[The Equalizer]]'' ''was'' popular at the time of its original airings, but became this over the years. ''MOD: Then it isn't a cult classic by our definition.''
* ''[[The Fast Show]]''
* ''[[The Fast Show]]''
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''
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* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' Aside from a small fanbase, the rest of the general public never knew the show was [[Long Runner|still around]].
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' Aside from a small fanbase, the rest of the general public never knew the show was [[Long Runner|still around]].
* ''[[Profit]]''
* ''[[Profit]]''
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' is already showing signs.
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' is already showing signs.{{context}}
* ''[[Queer as Folk]]''
* ''[[Queer as Folk]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
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* ''[[Undeclared]]''
* ''[[Undeclared]]''
* ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' - The original.
* ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' - The original.
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[The Wire]]''
* ''[[The Wire]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
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* [[Tenacious D]]
* [[Tenacious D]]
* [[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]]
* [[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]]
* [[The Velvet Underground]]
* [[The Velvet Underground]]{{verify}}
** ''The Velvet Underground & [[Nico]]'' (1967)
** ''The Velvet Underground & [[Nico]]'' (1967)
** ''White Light/White Heat'' (1968)
** ''White Light/White Heat'' (1968)
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* [[Weezer]]: ''Pinkerton'' (1996)
* [[Weezer]]: ''Pinkerton'' (1996)
* [[XTC]]: ''Drums and Wires'' (1979)
* [[XTC]]: ''Drums and Wires'' (1979)
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]
* [[Frank Zappa]]
* [[Frank Zappa]]
** ''[[Freak-Out]]'' (1966)
** ''[[Freak-Out]]'' (1966)
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
Many tabletop [[RPG]]s are a cult within a cult following, including;
Many tabletop [[RPG]]s are a cult within a cult following,{{verify|reason=MOD: what makes tabletop games automatically 'cult'?}} including;
* ''[[Bunnies and Burrows]]''
* ''[[Bunnies and Burrows]]''
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)|Call of Cthulhu]]''
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)|Call of Cthulhu]]''
* ''[[Deadlands]]''
* ''[[Deadlands]]''
* ''[[In Nomine]]''
* ''[[In Nomine]]''
* [[Pinball]] in general.
* [[Pinball]] in general.{{verify}}
* ''[[Traveller]]''
* ''[[Traveller]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has been the go-to RPG for decades, and has served as the [[Trope Codifier]] for most modern Fantasy and RPG games and media ever since.
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has been the go-to RPG for decades, and has served as the [[Trope Codifier]] for most modern Fantasy and RPG games and media ever since.{{verify}}


== [[Theatre]] ==
== [[Theatre]] ==
* ''[[13]]''
* ''[[13]]''
* ''[[Greater Tuna]]''
* ''[[Greater Tuna]]''
* ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
* ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Hair (theatre)|Hair]]''
* ''[[Hair (theatre)|Hair]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (the off-Broadway production)
* ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (the off-Broadway production)
* Despite Andrew Lloyd Webber's attempts to disown ''[[Starlight Express]]'', the musical has attracted a small but extremely dedicated fanbase, many members of which dress up as the characters a la ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', interact with the actors backstage, and travel to cities and overseas to attend as many productions as possible.
* Despite Andrew Lloyd Webber's attempts to disown ''[[Starlight Express]]'', the musical has attracted a small but extremely dedicated fanbase, many members of which dress up as the characters a la ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', interact with the actors backstage, and travel to cities and overseas to attend as many productions as possible.
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* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''
* ''[[Rent]]'' You know. Rent-heads, and all.
* ''[[Rent]]'' You know. Rent-heads, and all.{{verify}}
* ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' has a following who call themselves "The Guilty Ones".
* ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' has a following who call themselves "The Guilty Ones".


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== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== A-E ===
=== A-E ===
* Lots of cartoons on ''[[Adult Swim]]'', thanks to its timeslot. Examples that have retained a cult following include:
* Lots of cartoons on ''[[Adult Swim]]'', thanks to its timeslot.{{verify|reason=MOD: What does the timeslot have to do with being or not being a cult classic?}} Examples that have retained a cult following include:
** ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' and ''[[Stoner Flick|Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters]]''
** ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' and ''[[Stoner Flick|Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters]]''
** ''[[The Boondocks]]''
** ''[[The Boondocks]]''
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* ''[[American Dad]]''
* ''[[American Dad]]''
* ''[[Archer]]''
* ''[[Archer]]''
* The cartoons of [[Tex Avery]]
* The cartoons of [[Tex Avery]]{{verify}}
* [[Ralph Bakshi]]
* [[Ralph Bakshi]]{{verify}}
** ''[[Fritz the Cat (animation)|Fritz the Cat]]''
** ''[[Fritz the Cat (animation)|Fritz the Cat]]''
** ''[[Heavy Traffic]]''
** ''[[Heavy Traffic]]''
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** ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
** ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]''
** ''[[Cool World]]''
** ''[[Cool World]]''
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''
* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''
* ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Peanuts|Charlie Brown...]]'' animated specials and the [[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show|Saturday morning cartoon]]:
* ''[[Peanuts|Charlie Brown...]]'' animated specials and the [[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show|Saturday morning cartoon]]:{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
** ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''
** ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''
** ''[[It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''
** ''[[It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''
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** ''[[Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown]]''
** ''[[Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown]]''
** ''[[Snoopy Come Home]]'' Usually remembered for being ridiculously depressing.
** ''[[Snoopy Come Home]]'' Usually remembered for being ridiculously depressing.
* The cartoons of [[Bob Clampett]]
* The cartoons of [[Bob Clampett]]{{verify}}
* ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Clone High]]''
* ''[[Clone High]]''
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* [[DiC]] had a few series considered this, some of which can be found elsewhere on this page.
* [[DiC]] had a few series considered this, some of which can be found elsewhere on this page.
* The ''[[Dilbert (animation)|Dilbert]]'' cartoon.
* The ''[[Dilbert (animation)|Dilbert]]'' cartoon.
* ''[[Doug]]'' (While the Disney version was considered more successful, [[Nickelodeon]]'s are still considered this)
* ''[[Doug]]'' (While the Disney version was considered more successful, [[Nickelodeon]]'s are still considered this){{verify}}
* ''[[Drawn Together]]''
* ''[[Drawn Together]]''
* ''[[Duckman]]''
* ''[[Duckman]]''
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* ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
* ''[[Freak Show]]''
* ''[[Freak Show]]''
* ''[[Futurama]]'' (Not as popular in the mainstream as ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', but still has an obsessive cult following)
* ''[[Futurama]]'' (Not as popular in the mainstream as ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', but still has an obsessive cult following){{verify|reason=The given reason is not sufficient for the work to be considered a cult classic}}
* ''[[Garfield: His 9 Lives]]''
* ''[[Garfield: His 9 Lives]]''
* ''[[Gumby]]''
* ''[[Gumby]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' (premiered in the Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation)
* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' (premiered in the Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation)
* ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]''
* ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]''
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' (Turning into this; even eight years after the last episode aired, devoted followers are trying to convince Nickelodeon let the show have a proper finale)
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' (Turning into this; even eight years after the last episode aired, devoted followers are trying to convince Nickelodeon let the show have a proper finale)
* ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]''
* ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]''{{verify}}
* ''[[Home Movies]]''
* ''[[Home Movies]]''
* ''[[Invader Zim]]''
* ''[[Invader Zim]]''
* The cartoons of [[Chuck Jones]]
* The cartoons of [[Chuck Jones]]{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}


=== K-O ===
=== K-O ===
* ''[[KaBlam!]]''
* ''[[KaBlam!]]''
* ''[[Kirikou and The Sorceress]]'' (French film, based on African folk tale)
* ''[[Kirikou and The Sorceress]]'' (French film, based on African folk tale)
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]''
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
* ''[[Mission Hill]]''
* ''[[Mission Hill]]''
* ''[[Mister T (animation)|Mister T]]'' (animated)
* ''[[Mister T (animation)|Mister T]]'' (animated)
* ''[[Monkey Dust]]''
* ''[[Monkey Dust]]''
* ''[[The Mouse and His Child]]''
* ''[[The Mouse and His Child]]''
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' ascended to the [[Ascended Meme|upper echelons of cult status]] in little more than a year.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' ascended to the [[Ascended Meme|upper echelons of cult status]] in little more than a year.{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious, and the reason given does not match our definition of cult classic}}
* ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''
* ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''
* ''[[The Oblongs]]''
* ''[[The Oblongs]]''
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* ''[[PJ Katie's Farm]]''
* ''[[PJ Katie's Farm]]''
* ''[[The Plague Dogs]]'' <small>([[Covers Always Lie|"a special kind]] of [[Nightmare Fuel|movie magic]] from the makers of ''[[Watership Down]]"'')</small>
* ''[[The Plague Dogs]]'' <small>([[Covers Always Lie|"a special kind]] of [[Nightmare Fuel|movie magic]] from the makers of ''[[Watership Down]]"'')</small>
* ''[[Popeye]]'' (original shorts)
* ''[[Popeye]]'' (original shorts){{verify}}
* ''[[Quasi at the Quackadero]]''
* ''[[Quasi at the Quackadero]]''
* ''[[Recess]]''
* ''[[Recess]]''
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]''
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
** [[John Kricfalusi]] also did the music video for ''[[Tenacious D|Tenacious D: ---- Her Gently]]''
** [[John Kricfalusi]] also did the music video for ''[[Tenacious D|Tenacious D: ---- Her Gently]]''
* ''[[The Ripping Friends]]''
* ''[[The Ripping Friends]]''
* ''[[Rock and Rule]]''
* ''[[Rock and Rule]]''
* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' and its spinoff, ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]''.
* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' and its spinoff, ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]''.{{verify}}
* ''[[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]'' films in general, in part thanks to [[Nostalgia Filter]].
* ''[[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]'' films in general, in part thanks to [[Nostalgia Filter]].
** ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]'' (1977)
** ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]'' (1977)
** ''[[The Return of the King (animation)|The Return of the King]]'' (1980) Where there's a whip...
** ''[[The Return of the King (animation)|The Return of the King]]'' (1980) Where there's a whip...
** ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]: [[The Movie]]''
** ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]: [[The Movie]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'' (Cartoon Saloon in general is beginning to have this)
* ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'' (Cartoon Saloon in general is beginning to have this)
* ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''
* ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''
* ''[[Song of the South]]''
* ''[[Song of the South]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[South Park]]''{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious}}
* ''[[Sonic Sat AM|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (a.k.a ''SatAM'')
* ''[[Sonic Sat AM|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (a.k.a ''SatAM'')
* ''Todd MacFarlane's [[Spawn]]''
* ''Todd MacFarlane's [[Spawn]]''
* ''[[Swat Kats]]''
* ''[[Swat Kats]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' was decently popular for a while, but was widely bashed by a lot of comic and superhero fans for its more unusual style, and turned into the [[Butt Monkey]] of [[Cartoon Network]]. However, even years after its cancellation, it still has a fiercely loyal fanbase.
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' was decently popular for a while, but was widely bashed by a lot of comic and superhero fans for its more unusual style, and turned into the [[Butt Monkey]] of [[Cartoon Network]]. However, even years after its cancellation, it still has a fiercely loyal fanbase.{{verify|reason=The reason given does not match our definition of cult classic}}
* ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]''
* ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]''
* ''[[ThunderCats (1985 series)|ThunderCats]]''
* ''[[ThunderCats (1985 series)|ThunderCats]]''


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* [[Toku]]satsu{{verify|reason=This claim is extremely dubious, and is probably based on Small Reference Pools. 'Not popular in the USA' is not the same as 'Not popular'.}}
* [[Toku]]satsu
* [[Video Games]] used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the [[Nintendo Wii]] and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Madden NFL]]'', ''[[Call of Duty]]'' and ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
* [[Video Games]] used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the [[Nintendo Wii]] and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Madden NFL]]'', ''[[Call of Duty]]'' and ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
* [[Gamebooks]] have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
* [[Gamebooks]] have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.

Latest revision as of 13:14, 9 June 2023

See Category:Cult Classic for the description that used to be here.

MOD: This list was copied from TV Tropes and does not conform to All The Tropes' standards of verifiability. Before adding "Category:Cult Classic" to any of these works, double-check that they actually are Cult Classics, and not Schlock, Sleeper Hits, or victims of one Troper's Small Reference Pools.
Possible examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:


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Many tabletop RPGs are a cult within a cult following,[please verify] including;

Theatre

Theme Parks

  • The Pirates of the Caribbean ride on which the film franchise is based is so cult, it attracted a fandom backlash before the movie was released over Johnny Depp and his gold teeth. The resulting kerfuffle only helped sell the film, of course.
  • Although it was closed after eight years of operation for scaring the pants off of too many little children, the Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter at Walt Disney World has a loyal following who admire the attraction for its dark humor and rich atmosphere.
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a bit cult, to the point where Disney made a film based on the ride instead of the book (The Wind In The Willows). There are shrines to the attraction years after it closed down.
    • Disney's film The Wind in the Willows was based on...the book. It came out in 1949, while the ride (and Disneyland itself) are from six years later. The 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's book was then titled Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in the US, presumably so people would make a connection to the Disney ride.
  • The Great Movie Ride.
  • Drachen Fire was a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. The ride was infamous for being very rough and encountered many problems during its lifetime. It opened in 1992 and closed in 1998; the park attempted to re-open the coaster in 2002 but failed and ended up demolishing it. Despite the ride's many problems, it had/still has a cult following by coaster enthusiasts and fans of the park.

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  • Tokusatsu[please verify]
  • Video Games used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the Nintendo Wii and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Madden NFL, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
  • Gamebooks have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
  1. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  2. ↑ (and is even somewhat competitive with fans of the latter, the two shows having very little [dead link] in common)
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