Firefly - 7

This is actually a TV show, rather than a film. But since it is really good and I've just completed watching all the episodes, I thought I'd recommend seeing this show on DVD, as well as the film that follows it: Serenity. For more history of the series go here. Created by Joss Whedon, the story follows nine characters as they work as a delivery service (sometimes legal and often not). They also encounter their share of interesting people that make for some good adventures. The show is able to navigate between humor and seriousness, and a great self reference to science fiction stories. The show actually focuses on character development, and is probably one of very few TV shows that actually can do this well. An excellent show that I hope they continue to make more of, either in another film, or preferably as a TV show (I think it actually works better in that format). The show and film are able to keep the characters coherent by showing their humanness, they are not superheroes, just a group trying to survive and maybe try to do the right thing.