Alphaville (Une Étrange Aventure de Lemmy Caution)

Year: 1965
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writer: Jean-Luc Godard
Rating: 10/10

Deftly directed and edited sci-fi noir.

Fireworks (Hana-bi)

Year: 1997
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Rating: 10/10

Grimly austere cop drama.

Repo Man

Year: 1984
Director: Alex Cox
Writer: Alex Cox
Rating: 10/10

Bizarre punk classic.

The Big Lebowski

Year: 1998
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Rating: 9.5/10

Superbly quirky comedy.

Donkey Skin (Peau d'Âne)

Year: 1970
Director: Jacques Demy
Writers: Jacques Demy, Charles Perrault
Rating: 8/10

Fairy tale with strong psychedelic overtones.

Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en Spegel)

Year: 1961
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar Bergman
Rating: 9/10

Intense humanistic character study.

Woman in the Dunes (Suna no Onna)

Year: 1964
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writer: Kôbô Abe
Rating: 10/10

Flawlessly executed existential horror.