It's really hard to pick just ten and be creative at the same time. But these are my picks for one reason or another.

1. Groundhog Day by Harold Ramis

The structure of it is everything. A metafilm which succeeds in being funny, philosophical and itself all at the same time in spite of being a true studio film.

2. A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick

A brutal and dark film with strangely compelling aestethics. The first film which made me realize that the director is king. Kudos for the imaginitive trailer as well.

3. Eternal Sunhine On The Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry

The first feature film of Gondry and he just gets everything right. The actors, the story, the music, the playfulness. The best feel good movie ever.

4. Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson

PTA is my all time favorite. He rarely makes movies but when he does, its magic. Magnolia is a true auteus work. Based on the music of Aimee Mann, realized with a grand story and the best of actors. Exquisite.

5. The Fog Of War by Errol Morris

I love post-WWII history and when you can get a man such as Robert McNamara to talk about it, well you can't go wrong. Morris is my absolute favorite when it comes to documentaries and this is one of his best. The music of Philip Glass adds much to it too.

6. Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese

A film laced with hopelessness and sombre atmosphere. But amongst all of it is a man who intends to do some good. A true document of its time.

7. The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola

The feeling of the first two is just indescribable. You put all the best American actors in one movie, you give them a great script and let them loose. The set designs, the music and the style is impeccable.

8. Ed Wood by Tim Burton

Ok, so this one isn't perhaps his greatest, but for me it's the most enjoyable. You can see Burton loves Ed Wood and pours his soul into it, while commenting on the Hollywood system.

9. JFK by Oliver Stone

You can say what you want about Stone's ethics and methods but he sure can put a intriguing story together. The film is a masterpiece in putting pieces together to make an extremely intricate story seem not only simple but highly plausible.

10. Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock

One of my absolute favorites. It works on so many levels and shows you something new with every viewing. The colors, performances, settings and music scream perfection. Hitchcock's best.