10 Future Cult Classic Movies You Need To See

Defining what makes a cult film cult isn’t easy because of how flexible the term is. Cult films are obscure curiosities forgotten by mainstream audiences but popular enough to be celebrated by their own devoted fans. They’re some of the most vile and sickening arthouse films created and some of the worst B-Movies that we love to laugh at. Pinning down a cult classic is even harder since it usually takes years after a film’s release for it to be adopted by cult audiences to gain its coveted cult status.

Whatever the reason for a cult film being deemed worthy of its status, though, each of these films have a certain oddity to them, a spark that sets them apart from everything else as some of most wonderfully weird pieces of cinema ever made.

And while there are some modern films out there that are deliberately marketed towards cult lovers (Sharknado being the perfect example), there are nevertheless plenty of recent films out there that genuinely posess that distinctive spark that cult cinephiles can recognise as being potential cult classics.

But why wait years to see the next big cult classics when you can watch them right now?

A super low budget zombie film from director Shin’ichiro Ueda, One Cut Of The Dead is one of those films where to talk about it too much would ruin it.

Made for the shoestring budget of around $25,000, this Japanese zombie comedy follows a small film crew find themselves attacked by a horde of zombies at an abandoned WWII facility while making a zombie movie of their own. After half an hour, though, things take an unexpected turn (but you’ll just need to watch it to find out what exactly it is).

Full of vibrant personality and a fun sense of humour that embraces its B-Movie aesthetic, this film has already earned the approval of critics and viewers lucky enough to have stumbled upon it. It will pull the rug from under your feet on more than one occasion, but by the end everything comes together in a very satisfying (and chaotic) way.

If you have seen it and want to see more, a short film titled One Cut Of The Dead Mission: Remote was made remotely while the crew were self-isolating and released on YouTube for our viewing pleasure.