What makes a movie a "cult classic"?

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As the title says, what actually defines a cult classic film? As an example, the Cube series ( Cube , Cube 2 Hypbercube , and Cube Zero ) are labeled as Cult Classics, but it does not seem like it is about a cult in any manner

Originally asked by Canadian Luke on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

A cult film has cult following, and a film will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base. eg.- Fight Club , Memento , Rounders etc. These movies were not commercial success, but their fan base is very passionate about them. Though it is not necessary for a cult movie to receive critical and commercial acclaim, sometimes a cult movie achieves it eg. - Pulp Fiction , the 1975 indian movie Sholay etc. These movies not only have a cult folllowing they also had commercial and critical success. This when a cult movie becomes a Cult Classic

Full answer by Ankit: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/11240 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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