1. Dogma (1999)

The last Zion (Linda Fiorentino) is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels (Ben Affleck & Matt Damon) trying to exploit a loophole. Kevin Smith's BEST EVER!

2. Ferris Beuller's Day Off (1986)

A high school wise-guy (Matthew Broderick) is determined to have a day off from school, despite of principal Ed Rooney (Jeffery Jones). Allen Ruck costars in this all time classic.

3. Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home (1986)

To save Earth from an alien probe, Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew (Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig and Nichelle Nichols) go back in time to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it, the now extinct humpback whales.

4. The Great Escape (1963)

Capt. Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts (Steve McQueen), and several hundred Allied POWs plan a mass escape from a German POW camp. Based on a true story.

5. Braveheart (1995)

Best Picture & Best Director for a reason.... One of Mel Gibson's finest performances, on and off the screen. Based on the legend of Scotland's William Wallace who is said to have almost single-handedly defeated England and it's King.

6. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The life of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) changes when he is convicted and jailed for the murder of his wife. Adapted from the Stephen King short story " Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption".

7. The Matrix (1999)

A computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) learns from mysterious rebels (Laurence Fishburne & Carrie-Ann Moss) about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it. Ground breaking special effects which changed the face of movie-making as we know it.

8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

A wily slave (Zero Mostel) must unite a virgin courtesan (Annette Andre) and his young smitten master (Michael Crawford) to earn his freedom. Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed my #1 Comedy pick.

9. Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

The true story of Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), a convict who was sent to Alcatraz, the most feared prison in the world. Eastwood pulls this one off beautifully.

10. Glory (1989)

Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union Army and the Confederates. Based on Col. Shaw's letters home during his command.