Let's make this birthday one to remember.

64 years old (Born on July 19, 1960)

Happy Birthday, Atom Egoyan! Your films have gracefully peeled back layers of human emotion—and mysteriously managed to make storytelling as suspenseful as a Hitchcock plot twist. From "Exotica" to the haunting depths of "The Sweet Hereafter," you've explored secrets and sorrow without losing your flair for brilliance (or your knack for invoking existential crisis in viewers).

As you celebrate another remarkable orbit around the sun, may this year be filled with critical acclaim and fewer audience members questioning their entire life purpose upon viewing. Keep crafting those beautifully enigmatic tales—just don't forget us when Hollywood finally realizes Canada gave cinema its greatest Atom!