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Flavorwire's 50 Greatest Midnight Movies of All Time

For the young cinéaste, attending your first midnight movie is a rite of passage that's as important as your first kiss. Midnight screenings inspire rabid devotees, because they invite fans to participate in communal antics (think Rocky Horror) and indulge that giddy feeling when experiencing something shocking or strange on an intimate scale. It's a bonding experience that unites outsiders, offers a venue for discovery, and encourages audiences to let their hair down. Midnight showings can elevate a movie to cult status, but not all cult movies are midnight favorites. Here are 50 of the greatest midnight movies that have that certain je ne sais quoi — the ones we'd happily stay up all night to watch.
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Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
3
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
4
El Topo (1970)
El Topo (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
5
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
6
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
The Telephone Book (1971)
The Telephone Book (1971)
8
Black Devil Doll From Hell (1984)
Black Devil Doll From Hell (1984)
9
Reefer Madness (1936)
Reefer Madness (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
10
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
11
The Warriors (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
12
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
14
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
15
Heavy Metal (1981)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
16
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
17
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
18
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
19
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Fritz the Cat (1972)
Fritz the Cat (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
21
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
22
Liquid Sky (1982)
Liquid Sky (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
The Boxer's Omen (1983)
The Boxer's Omen (1983)
24
Shaft (1971)
Shaft (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
25
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
26
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
27
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
28
Performance (1970)
Performance (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
29
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
30
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
31
Showgirls (1995)
Showgirls (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   22%
32
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
33
Nekromantik (1987)
Nekromantik (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
34
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
35
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
36
Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
37
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
38
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
39
Blue Sunshine (1978)
Blue Sunshine (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
40
Dark Star (1974)
Dark Star (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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