| Boris Godunov | Fyodor Bondarchuk, Sergei Bondarchuk | drama film, historical drama |
| A Year of the Quiet Sun | Krzysztof Zanussi | romance film, drama film, war film |
| Das Boot | Wolfgang Petersen | drama film, submarine film, historical film, war film |
| Cruising | William Friedkin | LGBTQ-related film, neo-noir, erotic thriller, thriller film, detective film, crime film |
| Save and Protect | Alexander Sokurov | drama film |
| Bolero | Rüdiger Nüchtern | melodrama |
| Among Vultures | Alfred Vohrer | Western film |