60. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) d: Julian Schnabel
Sure, the story of a man writing a book by blinking his eye because of the rest of his body is paralyzed sounds like a slog. But that would look past the lack of self indulgent pity and the stunning imagery by cinematography by Janusz Kaminski.
59. Short Term 12 (2013) d: Destin Daniel Cretton
Here's life in a residential facility for unwanted teenagers through the eyes of the employees, but I will remember it as where I discovered an amazing actress named Brie Larson.
58. Life Is Sweet (1990) d: Mike Leigh
My favorite slice of life from director Leigh is this earlier film of his. This shows life in a working class family, with a wonderful Alison Steadman as the mother who refuses to let life get her down.
57. Requiem for a Dream (2000) d: Darren Aronofsky
You want an anti-drug movie. This is it. By showing how addiction can absolutely destroy your soul, this is the movie on this list I am least likely to watch again. But I will never forget it.
56. Exotica (1994) d: Atom Egoyan
Egoyan's made more "important" movies. But this film peels back the many layers around a child's murder to show the lives altered in unexpected ways. This introduced me to Sarah Polley and showed me layers I did not know that Elias Koteas and Bruce Greenwood had.
55. The Artist (2011) d: Michel Hazanavicius
There is such a joy to this film. I don't think of it as silent, but as the best valentine to 1920s Hollywood since Singin In The Rain.
54. The Social Network (2010) d: David Fincher
Script by Aaron Sorkin, direction by Fincher. One of the best looks at a current phenomenon (Facebook) ever made.
53. Bowling for Columbine (2002) d: Michael Moore
Moore's best work, by asking this intriguing question: since Canada has more guns per capita, why do we have so much more gun violence?
52. The Truman Show (1998) d: Peter Weir
It's an all too accurate satire of our modern society, where we would rather live through people on TV than live our own lives.
51. The English Patient (1996) d: Anthony Minghella
Minghella brought us one of the few true epics of the time period, and a tragic romance too beat all others.
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