Top 10 Best B Movies of All Time
From sci-fi thrillers to campy horror flicks, B movies have had a huge influence on pop culture. They're the birthplace of cult classics, where filmmakers with big ideas (and sometimes low budgets) could let their imaginations run wild. You'll find everything here, from monstrous creatures and alien invasions to noir detectives and unlikely heroes. Many of these films might not have hit it big at the box office, but they've earned loyal fans who love them for all the reasons they're a little rough around the edges.This list is a collection of some of the greatest B movies ever made, based on votes from fans who know and appreciate the genre. As you look through, you can vote for the movies you think are the best of the best - or maybe discover a few hidden gems you haven't seen yet.
The Evil Dead series, starring Bruce Campbell (an undisputed B-movie master) as Ash, the one-handed, chainsaw- and shotgun-wielding hero, has become synonymous with the phrase "cult classic."
As the heroic Ash battles the wretched "Deadites," he must simultaneously rescue damsels in distress and deliver some of the most famous lines in B-movie history.
"What would you do if you got sucked back in time by the Book of the Dead and had to fight your evil doppelganger? Our protagonist Ash decides to fight!"
It's only logical that if mankind advances enough to have trucks in outer space, we'll also have gobs of freaky robot assassins to put on those trucks.
Words fail me. It's just so far out there but fun to watch at the same time.
This movie's got it all: babes, beaches, and bazookas. It's about cops (or something or other) laying down the law in beautiful Hawaii. It's like if Dog the Bounty Hunter and his family were really beautiful and didn't just arrest people but blew them up.
This ain't no hula. This is a Hard Ticket to Hawaii.
Beautiful women, scenery, guns, explosions, rabid cancer-ridden snakes, etc. There is simply no better "get drunk and watch" movie ever made, which means there is also no better movie of any other type ever made.
This film was originally panned by critics but went on to receive the award for Best Fantasy Film at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. During the course of searching for several missing persons, it is discovered that a race of mutated humans is living under the streets of the city (naturally, as the result of a huge government conspiracy involving nuclear radiation).
The unfortunate, flesh-eating beings are known as "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers," or C.H.U.D. for short. This gory horror-fest has topped the list of greatest pulp films for over two decades.
One of the most controversial and shocking horror films of all time, Cannibal Holocaust boasts its status as being "banned in over 50 countries." This Italian-made film follows a documentary crew as they adventure deep into the depths of an unknown rainforest, only to meet their gruesome doom at the hands of indigenous tribe members.
This film was so graphic and disturbing that director Ruggero Deodato had to prove to a Milanese courtroom that his actors were still alive.
Featuring Jane Fonda as the title character, this futuristic (the year 40,000 if you can suspend your disbelief) film follows the adventures of the increasingly scantily clad heroine Barbarella as she endeavors to rescue the inventor of the Positronic Ray to save the Earth from Untold Destruction.
Laden with blatant sexual innuendo and a truly ridiculous sci-fi storyline, this film is a requirement for any true connoisseur of cult classics.
Mainly a "good movie" for Jane Fonda's sexy outfits.
This remarkable piece of film magic was directed by Ed Wood, one of the most legendary (and notorious) B-movie directors of all time. It is also credited as the final film of the world-renowned Bela Lugosi, although the footage including Lugosi was filmed three years prior as part of another project.
The plot follows a race of extraterrestrials as they attempt to halt the construction of a Doomsday device on Earth that will have the power to destroy the universe. Largely panned upon its release, the film was highlighted as B-movie royalty once more by serving as the centerpiece of the 1994 film "Ed Wood," a comedic biopic of the famous cross-dressing director.
Football fights, green blood, Queen, and Max von Sydow. Need I say more?
The dark side of Brian De Palma's vision. This is a really deranged movie and is a must for every fan of psycho-horror movies.
An underrated and not very well-known Brian De Palma movie from 1967.
As De Palma once said about the movie, "It was a sophisticated thriller patterned after Psycho."
An underrated movie. Love Naomi Watts as Jet-Girl in this movie.
Movie about LSD madness. It's so bad that it's actually good. Don't take it too seriously, though.
Biker movie of the sixties about a gang of females. Look for the decapitation scene towards the end of the movie.
Italian sixties cult B-movie based on the comic books. This movie is actually good, and the typical psychedelic images are awesome to watch.
If you ask me, the best Ann-Margret movie ever.
Movie with Amy Adams, unknown at that time. It's a parody of sixties beach movies. Something like Gidget meets Halloween.
Cult B-movie from Jess Franco with the beautiful actress Soledad Miranda. Also known for her other great B-movie "Vampyros Lesbos."