cult following

cult following

Collectively, the passionate fans of a film, TV show, book, or other creative work, typically one that has not had mainstream success. How did "Twin Peaks" manage to create a cult following in just two seasons?
See also: cult, following
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See also:
  • following
  • cult
  • cult classic
  • cult film
  • geek
  • geke
  • nerd
  • nurd
  • opposite sex
  • the opposite sex
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The film franchise has ensured the cars retain a cult following after hero Marty McFly used one to travel back in time.
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VOLVO have long since moved away from the reserved image conjured up by the boxy, safe estates that earned a cult following in the 70s and 80s.
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Morris has 46,500 followersnot exactly Lindsay Lohan's 8 million, but a respectable cult following. Lohan claims to follow 319 people.
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FORMER Theatre One owner Brian Saunders has a cult following after finding TV fame with the reality show A Place In Greece.
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For Lindsay House - which is currently in the process of being flattened - once housed a tiny cinema which built up a cult following on Teesside.
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Webster, who has a slew of credits, including The Stand-Up Show and The 11 O' ' Clock Show, now boasts a large cult following round the country.
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Developed by researchers at Oregon State University, pthe new inky purple tomato Indigo Rose' is now available as seeds and plants, and it's garnering a cult following among gardeners.
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Known as 'doga', it is the latest canine craze, which now has a cult following in the U.S, reports the Daily Mail.
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While not always attracting the best response from the critics, the Police Academy movies have gained a cult following.
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McGoohan, who died earlier this year made the iconic TV role his own, helping build a cult following for the short-lived 1960s series filmed at Portmeirion.
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The award-winning comic has achieved a cult following both online and in its weekly appearances in newspapers and magazines.
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FILM star Ewan Mc-Gregor may not have started the adventure motorcycling genre, but his trips with pal Charley Boorman attracted a cult following when they featured on TV.
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