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Cult classics have a way of resonating with audiences on a level that transcends the mainstream.
Whether you missed them during their initial release or simply want to experience their magic once more, these 25 underrated 2010s cult classics are a celebration of cinema's ability to surprise, provoke thought, and create lasting connections with its audience.
1. "Resolution" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes score: 80% A man attempts to help his addicted friend get clean in a remote cabin, only to discover bizarre and terrifying events linked to the area's mysterious history and inhabitants.
2. "The Battery" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes score: 80% In a post-apocalyptic New England, two former baseball players traverse the desolate landscape, coping with isolation and the constant threat of zombies.
3. "Coherence" (2013) Rotten Tomatoes score: 89% A dinner party among friends during a comet sighting turns surreal as they experience strange occurrences and parallel realities in their neighborhood.
4. "Blue Ruin" (2013) Rotten Tomatoes score: 96% A vagrant's quiet life is upended by the release of a prisoner, leading him on a vengeful crusade that spirals into a bloody and tragic journey of retribution.
5. "The Guest" (2014) Rotten Tomatoes score: 92% A mysterious soldier visits the family of a fallen comrade, but his helpful demeanor masks a more sinister agenda, leading to a series of violent and unexpected events.
6. "Spring" (2014) Rotten Tomatoes score: 85% An American backpacker in Italy falls in love with a woman harboring a dark, supernatural secret, blurring the lines between romance and horror.
7. "It Follows" (2014) Rotten Tomatoes score: 95% After a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, a teenager finds herself haunted by a relentless supernatural entity that only she can see, passed on like a curse.
8. "Turbo Kid" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% In a post-apocalyptic 1997, a comic book-obsessed teenager dons the persona of his hero to save his friend and fight a tyrannical overlord in this retro-futuristic adventure.
9. "Bone Tomahawk" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% In the Old West, a sheriff leads a small group on a desperate rescue mission after cannibalistic cave dwellers kidnap several townspeople, including one of their wives.
10. "The Lobster" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 87% In a dystopian future, single people are taken to a hotel where they must find a romantic partner in 45 days or be transformed into animals and released into the woods.
11. "Green Room" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 90% A punk rock band witnesses a murder at a remote club run by neo-Nazis and must fight for survival against the club's owner and his henchmen.
12. "The Witch" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 90% Set in 1630s New England, a Puritan family encounters forces of evil in the woods beyond their farm, leading to paranoia, familial disintegration, and witchcraft.
13. "Swiss Army Man" (2016) Rotten Tomatoes score: 73% Stranded on a deserted island, a man befriends a dead body, discovering it has strange powers that help him survive and embark on a surreal journey to return home.
14. "The Neon Demon" (2016) Rotten Tomatoes score: 59% A young aspiring model moves to Los Angeles, where her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
15. "The Void" (2016) Rotten Tomatoes score: 78% A small group of people trapped in a hospital by a gathering of hooded cultists soon discovers the terrifying truth about what's lurking inside the building.
16. "Raw" (2016) Rotten Tomatoes score: 93% A young woman, raised as a strict vegetarian, tastes meat for the first time at veterinary school and develops a craving for flesh that evolves into a dark, cannibalistic ritual, revealing her true nature.
17. "The Love Witch" (2016) Rotten Tomatoes score: 95% A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a visually-stylized tale of obsession, seduction, and murder.
18. "Colossal" (2016) Rotten Tomatoes score: 82% An unemployed woman discovers that her mind is bizarrely connected to a giant monster rampaging through Seoul, leading to a strange journey of self-discovery and empowerment.
19. "A Ghost Story" (2017) Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% A recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state, time is elusive and he's an observer of life's impermanence.
20. "Thoroughbreds" (2017) Rotten Tomatoes score: 87% Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship and hatch a plan to solve both of their problems — no matter what the cost.
21. "Mandy" (2018) Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% Set in the primal wilderness of 1983, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life.
22. "Sorry to Bother You" (2018) Rotten Tomatoes score: 93% In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, a telemarketer discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
23. "Climax" (2018) Rotten Tomatoes score: 69% A French dance troupe gathers in a remote, empty school building to rehearse, but their celebration turns nightmarish as they discover their sangria is laced with LSD.
24. "The Lighthouse" (2019) Rotten Tomatoes score: 90% Two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s spiral into madness when they are faced with solitude, bad weather, and each other.
25. "In Fabric" (2019) Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, following the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person with devastating consequences.
