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This is an excellent point. For example, here [1] is a list of all films released in 2025. However I bet most people 10 years from now will only remember the top 10-20 [2].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2025

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2025_box_office_number...

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The point wasn't merely about remembering something, the raised survivorship bias is moment in time when something becomes a cult classic[0]. Box office numbers don't matter much there, as these cult classics all bombed at the office:

- Blade Runner (1982)

- Brazil (1985)

- Donnie Darko (2001)

- Fight Club (1999)

- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

- The Thing (1982)

The question should be wether we can still create the same kind of cults like we did in the 90s.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_films

I think Hollywood is well past its prime and the best films are either independent or from elsewhere.

As to a modern cult film, I think "Everything Everywhere All At Once" should make the list.

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