| Love Lies Bleeding | Rose Glass | romance film, lesbian-related film, thriller film, crime film | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Banshees of Inisherin | Martin McDonagh | drama film, comedy film, tragicomedy, black comedy | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States |
| Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Jonathan Butterell | drama film, LGBTQ-related film, musical film, comedy drama | United Kingdom, United States |
| Lean on Pete | Andrew Haigh | drama film | United Kingdom |
| Carol | Todd Haynes | romance film, lesbian-related film, drama film, melodrama, LGBTQ-related film, Christmas film | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Duke of Burgundy | Peter Strickland | drama film, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film, erotic film | United Kingdom, Hungary |
| Ex Machina | Alex Garland | arthouse science fiction film, psychological thriller film, drama film, science fiction film | United Kingdom |
| The Look of Love | Michael Winterbottom | drama film, biographical film | United Kingdom, United States |
| 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 |
| One Day | Lone Scherfig | romance film, drama film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan | coming-of-age film, romance film, drama film, crime film | United Kingdom |
| Funny Games U.S. | Michael Haneke | drama film, psychological thriller, crime film | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Italy |
| Birthday Girl | Jez Butterworth | romantic comedy film, drama film, erotic thriller, erotic film, crime film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Bully | Larry Clark | teen film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film, rape and revenge film, independent film, crime film | France, United States |
| Gangster No. 1 | Paul McGuigan | drama film, crime film | United Kingdom, Germany |
| The Straight Story | David Lynch | drama film, adventure film, road movie, biographical film | France, United Kingdom, United States |
| The Full Monty | Peter Cattaneo | comedy film, LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama | United Kingdom, United States |
| Fever Pitch | David Evans | association football film, romantic comedy | United Kingdom |
| Beautiful Thing | Hettie MacDonald | coming-of-age film, LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy | United Kingdom |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | Mike Newell | romantic comedy film, drama film | United Kingdom |
| We Live in Time | John Crowley | romance film, drama film | United Kingdom |
| The Festival | Iain Morris | comedy film | United Kingdom |
| Starred Up | David Mackenzie | drama film, prison film, crime film | United Kingdom |
| The Imposter | Bart Layton | biographical film, documentary film, crime film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Kill List | Ben Wheatley | horror film, thriller film, crime film | United Kingdom |
| The Woman in the Fifth | Paweł Pawlikowski | mystery film, drama film | France, United Kingdom, Poland |
| The Scouting Book for Boys | Tom Harper | independent film | United Kingdom |
| Unmade Beds | Alexis Dos Santos | drama film, comedy drama | United Kingdom |
| Mister Lonely | Harmony Korine | drama film, comedy drama | France, United Kingdom, United States |
| Death of a President | Gabriel Range | political thriller film, drama film, documentary film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Jump the Gun | Les Blair | — | United Kingdom, South Africa |
| American Buffalo | Michael Corrente | drama film, LGBTQ-related film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | Steven M. Martin | documentary film | United States |
| Queen of Hearts | Jon Amiel | comedy film | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Dressmaker | Jim O'Brien | drama film | United Kingdom |
| Eat the Peach | Peter Ormrod | comedy film | Ireland |