| Everybody Has a Plan | Ana Piterbarg | Germany, Spain, Argentina |
| Safe | Boaz Yakin | United States |
| Polisse | Maïwenn | France |
| Don 2 | Farhan Akhtar | Germany, India |
| Grindhouse XXX | Andre Madness, David Lord, Lee Roy Myers | United States |
| Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn | United States |
| Headhunters | Morten Tyldum | Germany, Norway |
| Cars 2 | John Lasseter, Brad Lewis | United States |
| Drömmar ur snö | Erik Leijonborg | Sweden |
| Elena | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Russia |
| Snowtown | Justin Kurzel | Australia |
| Children | Lee Kyoo-man | South Korea |
| Nobody Else but You | Gérald Hustache-Mathieu | France |
| A Somewhat Gentle Man | Hans Petter Moland | Norway |
| 22 Bullets | Richard Berry | France |
| The Girl Who Played with Fire | Daniel Alfredson | Germany, Sweden, Denmark |
| Speed | Brad Armstrong | United States |
| Cold Fish | Sion Sono | Japan |
| Route 132 | Louis Bélanger | Canada |
| My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | United States, India, United Arab Emirates |
| Date Night | Shawn Levy | United States |
| Brooklyn's Finest | Antoine Fuqua | United States |
| Salve Geral | Sérgio Rezende | Brazil |
| Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Sam Liu | United States |
| Amsterdam | Ivo van Hove | Netherlands |
| Duplicity | Tony Gilroy | United States |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan | United Kingdom |
| Righteous Kill | Jon Avnet | United States |
| Pathology | Marc Schölermann | United States |
| The Dark Knight | — | United Kingdom, United States |
| Changeling | Clint Eastwood | United States |
| Savage Grace | Tom Kalin | France, Spain, United States |
| Funny Games U.S. | Michael Haneke | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Italy |
| Untraceable | Gregory Hoblit | United States |
| No Country for Old Men | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | United States |
| Eastern Promises | David Cronenberg | United Kingdom, Canada, United States |
| American Gangster | Ridley Scott | United States |
| Sleuth | Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom, United States |
| Little Children | Todd Field | United States |
| 12 | Nikita Mikhalkov | Russia |
| War | Philip Atwell | United States |
| Bordertown | Gregory Nava | United Kingdom, United States |
| Saw III | Darren Lynn Bouseman | United States |
| The Departed | Martin Scorsese | United States, Hong Kong |
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Dito Montiel | United States |
| The Black Dahlia | Brian De Palma | France, Germany, United States |
| Miami Vice | — | United States |
| Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Japan |