Welcome to the 2026 Cult Movie Challenge. I will be taking over the host for 2026. This year is going to have a bunch of new prompts along with some returning ones. The 2026 CMC starts on January 1st 12:00 AM 2026 and ends at December 31st 11:59 PM 2026.
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Do you like cult movies? All kinds? All right, good, because this is the ultimate challenge. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, The 2025 (and 10th Annual) Cult Movie Challenge!
Taking a lot of inspiration from Monsieur Flynn's great challenge list Letterboxd Season Challenge 2015-16, this challenge is to watch a film once a week for the entire year. Each week will be a different theme (although there…
Welcome to the 2026 Cult Movie Challenge. I will be taking over the host for 2026. This year is going to have a bunch of new prompts along with some returning ones. The 2026 CMC starts on January 1st 12:00 AM 2026 and ends at December 31st 11:59 PM 2026.
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Do you like cult movies? All kinds? All right, good, because this is the ultimate challenge. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, The 2025 (and 10th Annual) Cult Movie Challenge!
Taking a lot of inspiration from Monsieur Flynn's great challenge list Letterboxd Season Challenge 2015-16, this challenge is to watch a film once a week for the entire year. Each week will be a different theme (although there will be a lot of examples of overlap), which hopefully will allow for a lot of diversity and a lot of fun.
"Alright, sounds fun. But how do I go about doing this challenge?"
I'm glad you asked, non-existent person. This is my personal list for the challenge, but it also works as the rules. If you switch to "LIST VIEW", you'll see under each movie:
1) what week it is
2) what the theme is
3) a description of the theme
4) a list to assist you in choosing a movie
5) a tag for your review for the week
SOME NOTES/RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE CHALLENGE:
The goal here is to get a good variety of cult movies over various decades, genres, and countries.
With every viewing, don't forget to tag your reviews/views with "cmc2026" and that week's number (i.e. cmc2026week1 for Anime Week, etc.), so we can all do an easy search for each other's reviews. Also, don't forget to tag your list with "cmc2026list" so we can all be judgmental of each other's choices.
Don't feel like your initial selections have to be what you watch. If you come across problems with accessibility, or your just plain want to go with a different movie, feel free to swap them out.
If you fall behind, don't worry. Sometimes interest can wane, or sometimes things come up. We've got a whole year to do this, so you've got plenty of time to catch up.
Like a theme so much you want to double or, dare I say it, even triple dip? Go for it!
All right, everybody! Let's get our lists together and have a good campy time!
