1. Juno
The vibrant, wildly quotable indie gem boasts a super-catchy soundtrack and establishes the careers of screenwriter Diablo Cody and actress Ellen Page. It's more addicting than orange tic tacs, and just as tangy.

2. Away From Her
In this heartbreaking glimpse of a husband (Gordon Pinsent) losing his beloved wife (Julie Christie) to Alzheimer's, 20-something first-time director Sarah Polley exhibits a raw sensitivity beyond her years.

3. Sweeney Todd
There's more than enough blood, guts and yes, glory to go around in Tim Burton's masterful big-screen spin of the culty musical "Sweeney Todd." The results? To die for.

4. Knocked Up
Judd Apatow strikes gold yet again in this raunchy, tender portrait of a beautiful career woman (Katherine Heigl) who gets pregnant and finds love with an unlikely suitor, a well-meaning stoner shlub (Seth Rogen).

5. Atonement
Director Joe Wright's core-shaking romantic epic makes all the right moves and has something for just about everyone. Finally, a new love story worth falling in love with.

6. Into The Wild
The stranger-than-fiction tale of Christopher McCandless springs to life in Sean Penn's meditative film "Into The Wild," a fantastic voyage you won't soon forget.

7. My Kid Could Paint That
A 4-year-old modern art prodigy is applauded and then scrutinized in this fascinating documentary by Amir Bar-Lev. Pollock or bollocks? You decide.

8. Starter For 10
In the best John Hughes movie not made by John Hughes, "Starter for 10" stars James McAvoy as a clumsily appealing U.K. college kid circa 1985. It's a blast from the past and too delightful to miss.

9. No Country For Old Men
This Coen Brothers adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel may be their darkest film yet. It's also one of their best — just ask any critics group on the planet.

10. Diving Bell And The Butterfly
In a perfect match of director and subject, artist Julian Schnabel adapts the memoir by late "Elle" editor Jean-Dominique Bauby into a compelling and intense look at one man's experience with locked-in syndrome.

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