Gone in Sixty Seconds
Dominic Sena 2000 US (1st time)
An ex-car thief is blackmailed into stealing fifty cars in one night.
Fast-paced action film set in a world driven by cars; the only obstacles in this life are car crashes, or getting crushed in the back of an automobile. Slick, speedy, thrilling.

Day of the Dead
George A. Romero 1985 US (1st time)
A small group of militants and scientists in an underground bunker, the former wanting to wipe out the zombies, the latter wanting to preserve and train them, end up fighting with one another instead.
Romero's further exploration of humans outdoing themselves in their usual self-destruction mode. There are interesting elements to be found here: the notion that the dead are evolving, even becoming sympathetic, while the living are taking big steps backwards, and strictly against the prospect of allowing these things to evolve into humanistic creatures--given the outcome of such evolution, perhaps it's a good thing.

SubUrbia
Richard Linklater 1996 US (1st time)
A group of twenty-somethings drink the night away in a car park, and are visited by a friend, who is now a famous rock star.
Always-engrossing conversational piece which shows its theatrical origins throughout (it was originally a play); interesting, believable characters are the key here, and the acting adds a whole new complexity. A philosophical gem.