| The World's End | Edgar Wright | United Kingdom, Japan, United States |
| Attack the Block | Joe Cornish | France, United Kingdom |
| Cowboys & Aliens | Jon Favreau | United States |
| Signs | M. Night Shyamalan | United States |
| Independence Day | Roland Emmerich | United States |
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Jun Fukuda | Japan |
| Godzilla vs. Gigan | Jun Fukuda | Japan |
| Battle of Los Angeles | Mark Atkins | United States |
| The Faculty | Robert Rodriguez | United States |
| The Arrival | — | United States, Mexico |
| Space Case | Howard R. Cohen | United States |
| Invaders from Mars | Tobe Hooper | United States |
| Strange Invaders | Michael Laughlin | United States |
| Terror of Mechagodzilla | Ishirō Honda | Japan |