The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Directed by Wes Anderson

This was essentially a return for Wes Anderson to the Life Aquatic style ensemble piece.  Like Life Aquatic, it's a bit all over the place with various plot threads until it ends up at a something that draws this age of adventure to a close.  Comparisons will naturally be drawn to the ensemble style of Grand Hotel (1932), the train miniatures (and similar hotel antics) of The Lady Vanishes (1938), and the uniforms from the Prisoner of Zenda (1937).  However, you may be surprised to learn it's all supposed to be based on the real life of author Stefan Zweig.

Mean Streets (1973)

Directed by Martin Scorsese

This is an early example of Scorsese's now well tread genre: the crime picture.  First major role for Harvey Keitel, and a very early one for De Niro as well.  The budding talent is jumping off the screen here.  Has more of a loose indie-film feel to it than Scorsese's later work.  Not as caustically violent as his later gangster pictures.