1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004; Michel Gondry)
2. Donnie Darko (2001; dir. Richard Kelly)
3. No Country for Old Men (2007; Joel and Ethan Coen)
4. Old Boy (2003; Chan-wook Park)
5. I Heart Huckabees (2004; David O. Russell)
6. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007; Julian Schnabel)
7. The Saddest Music in the World (2003; Guy Maddin)
8. In the Mood for Love (2000; Wong Kar Wai)
9. Stardom (2000; Denys Arcand)
10. World's Greatest Dad (2009; Bobcat Goldthwait)
There are way too many honorable mentions to put down, but I'll just add in the following ten off the top of my head:
Cowards Bend the Knee (2003; Guy Maddin)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002; Paul Thomas Anderson)
Far Side of the Moon (2003; Robert Lapage)
Thirst (2009; Chan-wook Park)
2046 (2004; Wong Kar Wai)
Red Cliff (2008/2009; John Woo)
Lost in Translation (2003; Sofia Coppola)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003; Jim Jarmusch)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001; Wes Anderson)
Requiem for a Dream (2000; Darren Aronofsky)
