I have three that all vie for the top-spot at different times: *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* is usually my top. I love all the performances, the practical sets, the goofy CGI, and the soundtrack (especially the ending scene with the expert use of “Staralfur” by Sigur Ros). I also grew up with an absentee father and while I never really developed typical “daddy issues” over that, something about this aspect of the plot hits me (same with why I have a fondness for *Tron Legacy*). The Beach is also up there. Not a great film, but a favorite. I caught it right around the time I started surfing and developing an itch to see the world. I’ve also read the novel several times (which is quite different from the film). It’s whole commentary on tourism-as-colonialism is brilliant. Office Space might be the one movie I’ve seen more than any other. While it’s a great comedy, the performances are perfect as is the themes (though the ending is kinda lame and feels like the movie loses steam). I grew up hanging out among cubicles with my mom and every character is someone that I have met.