Life / Perspective changing:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Truman Show (1998)
Soul (2020)
Come and See (1985)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
La Haine (1995)
Whiplash (2014)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Slumdog Millionare (2008)

Adventure / story:
Emperor of The North Pole (1973)
Papillon (1973) / Papillon (2017)
A Bronx Tale (1993)
Rain Man (1988)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Midnight Run (1988)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Mystery:
Rope (1948) (+ anything else by Hitchcock)
The Conversation (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
The Machinist (2004)
Insomnia (2002)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Primer (2004)
The Usual Suspects (1995)

Feel good:
Hair (1979)
Rushmore (1998)
True Romance (1993)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Beach Bum (2019)
Burn After Reading (2008)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Maverick (1994)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Local Hero (1983)
Analyze This (1999)
Analyze That (2002)

Sci-fi / dystopian:
Moon (2009)
12 Monkeys (1995)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Brazil (1985)
Escape From New York (1981)
Waterworld (1995)
Coma (1978)
THX 1138 (1971)

Crime / prison / mob / spy:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Sting (1973)
The Great Escape (1963)
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Falling Down (1993)
La Femme Nikita (1990)
Confessions of A Dangerous Mind (2002)
Le Professionnel (1981)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Thief (1981)
Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Gotti (1996)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Brother (1997) / брат (1997)
Fallen (1998)
The French Connection (1971)