| The Lives of Others | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | political thriller film, drama film, thriller film |
| Erik of het klein insectenboek | Gidi van Liempd | children's film, adventure film |
| Rumor Has It | Rob Reiner | comedy drama, romantic comedy |
| V for Vendetta | James McTeigue | political thriller film, post-apocalyptic film, LGBTQ-related film, dystopian film, science fiction action film, thriller film, vigilante film, action thriller, political drama |
| Von Schönefeld in alle Welt | — | — |
| Lord of War | Andrew Niccol | drama film, action film, crime film |
| Summer in Berlin | Andreas Dresen | drama film, comedy film, comedy drama |
| The Cave | Bruce Hunt | monster film, action film, horror film, thriller film, adventure film, science fiction film |
| Cursed | Wes Craven | teen film, LGBTQ-related film, comedy horror, werewolf film |
| Laws of Attraction | Peter Howitt | romantic comedy |
| Kingdom of Heaven | Ridley Scott | drama film, historical film, action film, drama fiction, war film, epic film |
| Wanted! | Francis Meletzky | drama film |
| Hostage | Florent-Emilio Siri | romance film, mystery film, drama film, action film, crime thriller film, thriller film |
| Paradise Now | Hany Abu-Assad | drama film, thriller film, crime film |
| Alles auf Zucker! | Dani Levy | comedy film |
| House of the Dead | Uwe Boll | action film, horror film, thriller film, zombie film, science fiction film, slasher film |
| The Ninth Day | Volker Schlöndorff | drama film, war film |
| Welcome to Mooseport | Donald Petrie | romantic comedy film, comedy film |
| Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe | Peter Gersina | comedy film |
| Time of the Wolf | Michael Haneke | drama film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film |
| The Human Stain | Robert Benton | romance film, drama film, thriller film |
| The Truth in Acting | Klaus Maria Brandauer | documentary film |
| FeardotCom | William Malone | ghost film, slasher film |
| Wrong Turn | Rob Schmidt | teen film, horror film, thriller film, slasher film, splatter film |
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | George Clooney | mystery film, drama film, comedy film, spy film, neo-noir, thriller film, biographical film, comedy drama |
| The Man Without a Past | Aki Kaurismäki | drama film, comedy film |
| The Life of David Gale | Alan Parker | mystery film, drama film, crime film |
| Bend It Like Beckham | Gurinder Chadha | coming-of-age film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film, association football film, female buddy film, comedy drama, romantic comedy |
| Chicago | Rob Marshall | drama film, comedy film, detective film, prison film, musical film, comedy drama |
| Serving Sara | Reginald Hudlin | comedy film, romantic comedy |
| Gangs of New York | Martin Scorsese | crime drama film, historical drama film, mystery film, drama film, historical film, action film, period drama film, epic film, gangster film, crime film |
| The Quiet American | Phillip Noyce | romance film, political thriller film, mystery film, drama film |
| K-19: The Widowmaker | Kathryn Bigelow | drama film, historical film, thriller film, disaster film |
| Shallow Hal | Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly | drama film, romantic comedy |
| Rollerball | — | action film, science fiction film |
| Slap Her... She's French | Melanie Mayron | teen film, romantic comedy |
| Heaven | Tom Tykwer | romance film, drama film, crime film |
| Liberty Stands Still | Kari Skogland | romance film, drama film, crime thriller film |
| Regina | María Sigurðardóttir | family film, musical film |
| Jeepers Creepers | Victor Salva | teen film, monster film, horror film, slasher film |
| Zoolander | Ben Stiller | comedy film |
| The City of Lost Children | Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro | arthouse science fiction film, fantasy film, dystopian film, science fiction film, steampunk film |
| Ayurveda - Art of Being | Pan Nalin | documentary film |
| Blow Dry | Paddy Breathnach | romance film, drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film |
| One Day in September | Kevin Macdonald | documentary film, crime film |
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Simon West | fantasy film, girls with guns, action film, treasure hunt film, adventure film, science fiction film |
| Dark Blue World | Jan Svěrák | romance film, drama film, action film, war film |
| Va savoir | Jacques Rivette | romantic comedy film, drama film |