Laverty & Loach as writer & director combo #1, starring Oyanka Cabezas & Robert Carlyle, a story as beautiful as it is brutal, a heartwrenching odyssey, moving from Glasgow to war-torn Nicaragua.

Phenomenal cast (lots of supporting Scots) led by Mel Gibson, unforgettable scenes and an instantly quotable script. The most famous Scottish movie, and the only epic – bagged 5 Oscars.

Peter Mullan directs as Gary Lewis & Douglas Henshall take centre stage in a terrific ensemble movie, hysterical and heartbreaking, bleak and brilliant.

Lars Von Trier's film of a woman exiled from the kirk following her husband's paralysing accident and her relationship with other men. Stars Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgard

Hitchcock classic famous for the Forth Rail Bridge scene and Donat's flight through the Highlands.

Laverty & Loach #2. Realistic gritty yarn about a boy forced to become a drug dealer to help free his mum from his dad.

'I'm not British! I'm Scottish!' - for all the difference it made. A grim, torturous look at the dark hearts of the British Empire and Republic of Uganda beating in time, horrific and indelible.

Based on the true story of the German, French and Scottish soldiers playing football together in No Man's Land on Christmas Day. Spine-shiveringly beautiful, a spark dying even as it rises.

Laverty & Loach #3. Peter Mullan won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for this performance - pick it up to find out why – Gary Lewis and Louise Goodall in support

Forsyth's timeless tale of the awkwardness of young love starring John Gordon Sinclair and Dee Hepburn

Less celebrated compared to Braveheart but still a goody if you ignore the dodgy accents of the leads. Scots Brian Cox and Shirley Henderson support Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt and Tim Roth

Hilarious, terrifying yarn about a squad of British marines who square up against a family of werewolves in the Highlands of Scotland - starring Kevin McKidd from Trainspotting