| The Departed | suspense film, crime drama film, mystery film, drama film, crime thriller film, neo-noir, thriller film, epic film, gangster film, crime film | United States, Hong Kong |
| Gangs of New York | crime drama film, historical drama film, mystery film, drama film, historical film, action film, period drama film, epic film, gangster film, crime film | United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Italy, Netherlands |
| Casino | crime drama film, mystery film, drama film, crime thriller film, thriller film, biographical film, epic film, gangster film, crime film | France, United States |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | historical drama film, drama film, historical film, thriller film, epic film, religious film | Canada, United States |
| The King of Comedy | crime drama film, drama film, comedy film, black comedy film, biographical film, comedy drama, crime film | United States |
| Who's That Knocking at My Door | drama film, comedy film | United States |
| Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese | concert film, documentary film | United States |
| Kundun | war drama, historical drama film, drama film, historical film, war film, biographical film, epic film | United States |
| New York Stories | drama film, anthology film, romantic comedy | United States |
| Woodstock | rockumentary, musical film, documentary film | United States |