| Flamin' Hot | Eva Longoria | biographical film, comedy drama | United States |
| Fire Island | Andrew Ahn | romantic comedy | United States |
| Nomadland | Chloé Zhao | drama film, road movie | United States |
| Lucy in the Sky | Noah Hawley | drama film | United States |
| Birdman | Alejandro González Iñárritu | drama film, comedy film, tragicomedy, black comedy | United States |
| Enough Said | Nicole Holofcener | romantic comedy film | United States |
| The Descendants | Alexander Payne | drama film, comedy drama | United States |
| Win Win | Tom McCarthy | sport film, comedy drama | United States |
| My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | romance film, suspense film, mystery film, drama film, action film, crime thriller film, thriller film, epic film, social film, crime film | United States, India, United Arab Emirates |
| Just Wright | Sanaa Hamri | romantic comedy | United States |
| Sunshine | Danny Boyle | thriller film, adventure film, science fiction film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Garden State | Zach Braff | coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film, drama film, comedy film, comedy drama | United States |
| Melinda and Melinda | Woody Allen | drama film, comedy film | United States |
| The Full Monty | Peter Cattaneo | comedy film, LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama | United Kingdom, United States |
| Looking for Richard | Al Pacino | drama film, documentary film | United States |
| Margaret | Kenneth Lonergan | romance film, drama film | United States |
| Amelia | Mira Nair | drama film, biographical film | United Kingdom, Canada, United States |
| The Savages | Tamara Jenkins | drama film, comedy film | United States |
| Trust the Man | Bart Freundlich | drama film, romantic comedy | United States |
| Woman on Top | Fina Torres | LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy | United States, Venezuela |
| Boys Don't Cry | Kimberly Peirce | transgender film, romance film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film, docudrama, biographical film | United States |