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1	Eraserhead (1977) more movies like this directed by David Lynch featuring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Allen Joseph, Judith Anna Roberts Filmed intermittently over the course of a five-year period, David Lynch's radical feature debut stars Jack Nance as Henry Spencer, a man living in an unnamed industrial wasteland. Upon learning that a past romance has resulted in an impending pregnancy, Henry agrees to wed mother-to-be Mary (Charlotte Stewart) and moves her into his tiny, squalid ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $20.52!
2	I Spit on Your Grave (1977) more movies like this directed by Meir Zarchi featuring Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nicholls Camille Keaton, grand-niece of Buster and star of the thriller Cosa Avete Fatto a Solange?, appears here as Jenny, an aspiring novelist who rents a cabin in the Connecticut woods. Three rednecks at a local gas station and a retarded delivery boy seem quite friendly at first, and many viewers wonder just where director Meir Zarchi is going with the ... see all copies from $13.76! new only from $13.76!
3	Baraka (1993) more movies like this directed by Ron Fricke Named after a Sufi word that translates roughly as "breath of life" or "blessing," Baraka is Ron Fricke's impressive follow-up to Godfrey Reggio's non-verbal documentary film Koyaanisqatsi. Fricke was cinematographer and collaborator on Reggio's film, and for Baraka he struck out on his own to polish and expand the photographic techniques used on ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $36.25!
4	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) more movies like this directed by David Lynch featuring Sheryl Lee, Chris Isaak, David Bowie, Ray Wise, Moira Kelly, Harry Dean Stanton, Kyle MacLachlan David Lynch's prequel to his cult television series "Twin Peaks" concerns the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), whose plastic-wrapped corpse, found floating in a river, was the fulcrum for the television series. During the day in the town of Twin Peaks, Laura is a top honors student at the local high school. By night, she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.25!
5	Russian Ark (2002) more movies like this directed by Alexander Sokurov featuring Sergei Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, David Giorgobiani, Alexandr Chaban Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov broke boundaries with his dreamlike vision of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russian Ark. It's the first feature-length narrative film shot in a single take (on digital video, using a specially designed disc instead of tape). Russian Ark is shot from the point-of-view of an unseen narrator, as he explores the ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $16.11!
6	Naked Lunch (1991) more movies like this directed by David Cronenberg featuring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider This cinematic/literary hybrid fuses motifs from Beat writer William S. Burroughs's novel of the same name with elements of the author's biography and plenty of the cerebral alienation and biomorphic special effects fans of creepy cult director David Cronenberg have come to expect. Bill Lee (Peter Weller) wants to write, but he exterminates bugs ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $32.20!
7	Delicatessen (1991) more movies like this directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro featuring Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard, Ticky Holgado, Pascal Benezech A post-apocalyptic future becomes the setting for pitch black humor in this visually intricate French comedy. The action takes place within a single apartment complex, which is owned by the same man that operates the downstairs butcher shop. It's a particularly popular place to live, thanks to the butcher's uncanny ability to find excellent cuts ... see all copies from $15.84! new only from $23.71!
8	Pi (1998) more movies like this directed by Darren Aronofsky featuring Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart, Stephen Pearlman Darren Aronofsky scripted and made his directorial debut with this experimental feature with mathematical plot threads hinting at science-fictional elements. In NYC's Chinatown, recluse math genius Max (Sean Gullette) believes "everything can be understood in terms of numbers," and he looks for a pattern in the system as he suffers headaches, ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $5.99!
9	Koyaanisqatsi (1982) more movies like this directed by Godfrey Reggio An art-house circuit sensation, this feature-length documentary is visually arresting and possesses a clear, pro-environmental political agenda. Without a story, dialogue, or characters, Koyaanisqatsi (1983) (the film's title is a Hopi word roughly translated into English as "life out of balance") is composed of nature imagery, manipulated in slow ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $11.04!
10	Naqoyqatsi (2002) more movies like this directed by Godfrey Reggio Filmmaker, philosopher and activist Godfrey Reggio completes the film trilogy he began with Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi in this visually striking examination of the impact of technology upon our culture. Naqoyqatsi is a word from the Hopi language which roughly translates as "war as a way of life" or "a life of killing each other," and in this ... see all copies from $15.69! new only from $15.69!
11 view cover	Pink Flamingos (1972) more movies like this directed by John Waters featuring Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Edith Massey Renegade filmmaker and noted aficionado of expressive bad taste John Waters exploded into international infamy with this darkly comic, no-budget parade of the perverse (his third feature film, and first in color), in which plus-size cross-dresser Divine stars as Babs Johnson, a flashy criminal on the lam from the FBI who is hiding out in a trailer ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $11.65!
12 view cover	The Devil's Rejects (2005) more movies like this directed by Rob Zombie featuring Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory Directed by the prolific Rob Zombie, The Devil's Rejects is a sequel of sorts to 2003's House of 1000 Corpses, and picks up several weeks after House left off. This time, the clash revolves around the tribe of violent lunatics and decidedly valueless family members of the original film, who have come to be known as the "Devil's Rejects." After ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $6.25!
13 view cover	Alice (1988) more movies like this directed by Jan Svankmajer featuring Kristina Kohoutova Czech surrealist filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, who gained a reputation for his short subjects, makes his feature-film debut with Neco z Alenky, a grotesque look into the darkest, wildest recesses of a child's mind. A surreal adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's classic Alice in Wonderland, the film stars Kristyna Kohoutová as Alice, the only human ... see all copies from $3.69! new only from $30.84!
14 view cover	My Dinner With Andre (1981) more movies like this directed by Louis Malle featuring Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory A extended conversation between two old friends over dinner proves an unexpectedly fascinating subject for a film in the critically acclaimed My Dinner with André. The talkers in question are André Gregory, a renowned experimental theater director, and playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, both of whom play themselves. The film is not a documentary, ... see all copies from $79.00!
15 view cover	Lost Highway (1997) more movies like this directed by David Lynch featuring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Robert Loggia Five years after the critical and commercial disappointment of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, director David Lynch returned to the big screen with this cryptic thriller about confused identities and erotic obsession. Fred (Bill Pullman) is an avant-garde jazz saxophonist who shares a luxurious but fashionably barren house with his wife Renee ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $15.68!
16 view cover	Un Chien Andalou (1928) more movies like this directed by Luis Buñuel featuring Pierre Batcheff, Simone Mareuil, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dali Fledging director Luis Buñuel and painter Salvador Dali create this ultimate surrealist film, which is essentially a barrage of striking and irrational images designed to shock and provoke. During the course of the film, we witness a close-up of a woman's eye being slashed open with a razor; a man dragging a piano, two bishops, and a pair of ... see all copies from $13.63! new only from $13.63!
17 view cover	House of 1000 Corpses (2003) more movies like this directed by Rob Zombie featuring Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Karen Black, Chris Hardwick Taking his cue from such 1970s horror classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), animated rocker Rob Zombie goes celluloid with the throwback shocker House of 1000 Corpses. Running low on gas as they travel the highways of America in search of the ultimate roadside attraction, a group of teens pull into Captain ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50!
18 view cover	Cannibal Holocaust (1980) more movies like this directed by Ruggero Deodato featuring Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi, Salvatore Basile While Umberto Lenzi began the Italian-made cycle of brutal Amazonian cannibal horrors with Il Paese del Sesso Selvaggio and effectively ended it with the nauseating Cannibal Ferox, it was Ruggero Deodato who directed the subgenre's most enduring film. This popular bloodbath features a fetus ripped from a woman's body, people impaled on spikes, a ... see all copies from $21.46! new only from $21.74!
19 view cover	Women in Revolt (1971) more movies like this directed by Paul Morrissey featuring Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis Andy Warhol produced this mordant satire of the women's movement, directed by Paul Morrissey and staring a trio of female impersonators. Candy (Candy Darling) is an aloof heiress caught in an unhappy relationship with her brother. Jackie (Jackie Curtis) is a virginal intellectual who believes that women are oppressed in contemporary American ... see all copies from $5.46! new only from $16.04!
20 view cover	Beyond the Mind's Eye (1992) more movies like this directed by Michael Boydstun This is the second of the Mind's Eye series of computer animation showcases. This time around, keyboardist Jan Hammer provides the dreamy, synthesized soundtrack. Segments have been pieced together from advertisements and independent and feature films (including some choice bits from The Lawnmower Man). The disparate elements have been ... see all copies from $1.99!
21 view cover	Twin Peaks (1989) more movies like this directed by David Lynch featuring Dana Ashbrook, James Marshall, Lara Flynn Boyle, Mädchen Amick, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise, Sherilyn Fenn, Kyle MacLachlan Also known as "The Northwest Passage," the two-hour pilot episode of Twin Peaks originally aired April 8, 1990. The central plot of the series is set when Pete Martell (Jack Nance) finds the body of high school student Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) wrapped in plastic by the water at the Packard Sawmill dock. As the town slowly gets word of her murder, ... see all copies from $4.36! new only from $27.22!
22 view cover	Female Trouble (1975) more movies like this directed by John Waters featuring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey A riotously funny bad-taste epic from director John Waters, Baltimore's "Prince of Puke," this sick classic tells the depraved life story of obese criminal Dawn Davenport (Divine), from her bad-girl youth as a go-go dancer on Baltimore's infamous Block to her death in the electric chair. Mink Stole is terrific as Dawn's bratty daughter Taffy, ... see all copies from $11.52! new only from $11.52!
23 view cover	The Gleaners and I (2001) more movies like this directed by Agnès Varda Legendary filmmaker Agnes Varda takes digital camcorder in hand and roams about the French countryside in search of "gleaners." An age-old practice, as depicted in Millet's famous painting, performed traditionally by peasant women, gleaners scavenged the remains of a crop after the harvest. Varda finds their modern-day equivalent collecting ... see all copies from $20.89! new only from $20.89!
24 view cover	Flesh (1968) more movies like this directed by Paul Morrissey featuring Joe Dallesandro, Geraldine Smith, John Christian, Barry Brown, Candy Darling Flesh was filmmaker Paul Morrissey's first production for Andy Warhol. The story concerns a bisexual hustler (Joe Dallesandro) who does tricks so that he can pay for his wife's lover's abortion. The film made headlines when it was confiscated by the police during one of its earliest showings in 1970. Though this event is unlikely to repeat itself, ... see all copies from $15.80! new only from $15.80!
25 view cover	A Zed & Two Noughts (1987) more movies like this directed by Peter Greenaway featuring Andréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon, Frances Barber, Joss Ackland This twisted black comedy is obsessed in turn with swans, twins, and decay. Alba Bewick (Andréa Ferréol) is involved in a swan-related car accident near the zoo. The accident kills two other women, the wives of two twin zoologists, Oliver and Oswald Deuce (Brian and Eric Deacon). Alba is lucky enough to escape with one leg. Eventually her doctor ... see all copies from $20.89! new only from $20.89!

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