The Virgin Suicides

Set in an unidentified patch of mid-’70s suburbia, this intensely atmospheric drama observes the five blond and blossoming teenage daughters of the Lisbon household (including a stunning Kirsten Dunst) during the final year of their existence. Coppola, who adapted this screenplay from Jeffrey Eugenides’s 1993 novel, vividly captures the story’s dreamy milieu; she still hasn’t topped this.