| Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan | India |
| Bad Times at the El Royale | Drew Goddard | United States |
| Khoj | Arka Ganguly | India |
| One | Birsa Dasgupta | India |
| Split | M. Night Shyamalan | United States |
| Byomkesh Pawrbo | Arindam Sil | India |
| Ism | Puri Jagannadh | India |
| The Hateful Eight | Quentin Tarantino | United States |
| Lockdown | Stephen Reynolds | United States |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones | Scott Frank | United States |
| Agnee | Iftakar Chowdhury | Bangladesh |
| Badges of Fury | Tsz Ming Wong | People's Republic of China, Hong Kong |
| Monsoon Shootout | Amit Kumar | India |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | David Fincher | United States, Sweden |
| Blitz | Elliott Lester | France, United Kingdom |
| My Name Is Khan | Karan Johar | United States, India, United Arab Emirates |
| Sherlock Holmes | Guy Ritchie | United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Australia |
| Secret | Yoon Jae-gu | South Korea |
| The Dark Knight | — | United Kingdom, 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 |
| Zodiac | David Fincher | United States |
| Baba Kalyani | Shaji Kailas | India |
| The Departed | Martin Scorsese | United States, Hong Kong |
| The Black Dahlia | Brian De Palma | France, Germany, United States |
| Running Scared | Wayne Kramer | Germany, United States |
| Hostage | Florent-Emilio Siri | Germany, United States |
| Mystic River | Clint Eastwood | United States, Australia |
| Liberty Stands Still | Kari Skogland | Canada, Germany, United States |
| Reindeer Games | John Frankenheimer | United States |
| The Frighteners | Peter Jackson | United States, New Zealand |
| L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson | United States |
| Seven | David Fincher | United States |
| Casino | Martin Scorsese | France, United States |
| Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino | United States |
| Léon: The Professional | Luc Besson | France, United States |
| A Bronx Tale | Robert De Niro | United States |
| Manhunter | — | United States |
| Wise Guys | Brian De Palma | United States |
| Marathon Man | John Schlesinger | United States |
| Blow Out | Brian De Palma | United States |
| Friday the 13th | Sean S. Cunningham | United States |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Joseph Sargent | United States |
| Night Moves | Arthur Penn | United States |
| Charley Varrick | Don Siegel | United States |
| Dirty Harry | Don Siegel | United States |
| The French Connection | William Friedkin | United States |