| Dolphin Tale | Charles Martin Smith | drama film, children's film | United States |
| Yolki 2 | Alexander Kott, Aleksandr Baranov, Levan Gabriadze, Dmitry Kiselyov | comedy film, anthology film | Russia |
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Brad Bird | action film, spy film, thriller film | United States |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | David Fincher | mystery film, drama film, crime thriller film, horror film, LGBTQ-related film, rape and revenge film, thriller film | United States, Sweden |
| Perfect Sense | David Mackenzie | romance film, drama film, science fiction film | United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark |
| New Kids Nitro | Flip van der Kuil, Steffen Haars | comedy film, zombie comedy, action film, horror film, action comedy film | Netherlands |
| Shark Night | David R. Ellis | comedy horror film, natural horror film, suspense film, teen film, mystery film, drama film, comedy film, action film, horror film, thriller film, adventure film | United States |
| Arisan! 2 | Nia Dinata | drama film, comedy film | Indonesia |
| Apollo 18 | Gonzalo López-Gallego | science fiction horror film, horror film, thriller film, speculative fiction film, found footage film, science fiction film, pseudo-documentary | Canada, United States |
| Sinbad | Antón Dobao | drama film, magic realism | Spain |
| Carnage | Roman Polanski | comedy film, drama fiction, black comedy film | France, Germany, Spain, Poland |
| Simon and the Oaks | Lisa Ohlin | coming-of-age film, drama film | Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands |
| Enxaneta | Paulí Subirà i Claramunt | documentary film | Spain |
| Anonymous | Roland Emmerich | drama film | United Kingdom, Germany |
| Anadolu Kartalları | Ömer Vargı | romance film, drama film | Turkey |
| Brothel Lights | Alexander Gordon | drama film | Russia |
| Mr. Idol | Hee-chan Ra | drama film | South Korea |
| Forces spéciales | Stéphane Rybojad | drama film, war film | France |
| 11/11/11 | Keith Allan | horror film, thriller film, parody film | United States |
| Inglorious Bitches | Max Candy | pornographic parody film, pornographic film, action film, war film | France |
| Puss in Boots | Chris Miller | coming-of-age film, fantasy film, comedy film, action film, cinematic fairy tale, flashback film | United States |
| The Big Year | David Frankel | comedy film | United States |
| The Thing | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | monster film, horror film, science fiction film, slasher film | Canada, United States |
| Certified Copy | Abbas Kiarostami | romance film, art film, drama film | France, Belgium, Italy, Iran |
| Restless | Gus Van Sant | romance film, drama film, ghost film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Poolside Pounding | — | pornographic film | United States |
| Choked | — | drama film | South Korea |
| The Happiness of Others | Jean-Philippe Pearson | comedy drama | Canada |
| Katwoman XXX | Nicholas Steele | fantasy film, pornographic parody film, pornographic film, action film | United Kingdom |
| 1911 | Jackie Chan, Zhang Li | war drama, historical film | People's Republic of China |
| Attack the Block | Joe Cornish | coming-of-age film, monster film, comedy film, action film, comedy horror, alien invasion, science fiction film, hood film | France, United Kingdom |
| Grindhouse XXX | Andre Madness, David Lord, Lee Roy Myers | pornographic parody film, pornographic film, action film, horror film, crime film | United States |
| Rocco's Abbondanza: Big Boobs | Rocco Siffredi | big bust pornography, pornographic film | United States |
| Amen | Kim Ki-duk | drama film | South Korea |
| Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn | drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, crime film | United States |
| Girls Kissing Girls 8 | Nica Noelle | lesbian pornographic film | Canada |
| Heleno | José Henrique Fonseca | drama film, association football film, biographical film | Brazil |
| Into the Abyss | Werner Herzog | drama film, prison film, documentary film | United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Tomas Alfredson | mystery film, drama film, spy film, thriller film, detective film | France, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Horrible Bosses | Seth Gordon | comedy film | United States |
| Headhunters | Morten Tyldum | action film, thriller film, crime film | Germany, Norway |
| Kehilan comes home | Anders Øvergaard | teen film | Norway |
| Cowboys & Aliens | Jon Favreau | Western film, action film, alien invasion, thriller film, speculative fiction film, science fiction film | United States |
| Final Destination 5 | Steven Quale | horror film, slasher film | Canada, United States |
| Fright Night | Craig Gillespie | teen film, comedy film, vampire film, comedy horror | United States |
| The Help | Tate Taylor | drama film, white savior film, female buddy film, comedy drama | United States |
| One Day | Lone Scherfig | romance film, drama film | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Change-Up | David Dobkin | comedy film | United States |