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I’ve seen Goodfellas so many times, I think I know the entire movie by heart.
Same with this one - the scene in “Silence of the Lambs” when the officers enter after Hannibal had escaped from his cage in the middle of the big room and the one guarding officer’s body was “flayed open” and hanging from the bars. That was quite horrifying the first time I saw it.
Actually - lots of scenes in both of those movies which are quite memorable.

Another one I liked from the past was “The Magic Christian” with Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. Many many scenes in that one, as well. I especially like the one where the hotdog vendor is outside the train and Sellers sticks his head out of window to purchase one. The vendor can’t make change and the train starts moving. Sellers keeps handing him bills and the train moves faster and faster and the vendor is running along side the train, faster and faster...”A fiver? I can’t change a fiver!” He keeps running and accepting different bills.

I realize Casino is pretty much Goodfellas in concept, but bigger in scope and I think Scorsese's best.

Pulp Fiction is a classic with the directing and inter-mingling of story lines. Tarantino is an original when it comes to story telling.

Another favorite modern director who doesn't follow formula: M. Night Shyamalan
"I see dead people".

Robert Rodriquez has done some good things also. He not only writes his scripts, directs, produces, edits and even composes the music in his studio. Desperado is his main success, but the sequel didn't follow his main character and he tried to hard to make it bigger.

Another movie Rodriquez directed and written by Tarantino was, "From Dusk to Dawn". Who would have expected outlaw brothers on the run who kidnap a family and turns into a vampire movie where they all fight the vampires? I would have loved to watch Tarantino pitch that idea to the producers. Every part of it worked and now is a cult classic. First time I saw Salma Hayek and was mesmerized by her dance sequence.
"Now let's kill that f*cking band".