| The Human Stain | Robert Benton | France, Germany, United States |
| Honey | Bille Woodruff | United States |
| His Brother | Patrice Chéreau | France |
| Lisbela e o Prisioneiro | Guel Arraes | Brazil |
| Love Impossible | Jeong Cho-sin | South Korea |
| Crazy First Love | Oh Jongnok | South Korea |
| Open Hearts | Susanne Bier | Denmark |
| The Quiet American | Phillip Noyce | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Australia, Vietnam |
| All or Nothing | Mike Leigh | France, United Kingdom |
| The Soul Keeper | Roberto Faenza | France, United Kingdom, Italy |
| Una de dos | Marcel Sisniega Campbell | Mexico |
| The Luzhin Defence | Marleen Gorris | France, United Kingdom |
| Who Are U? | Choi Ho | South Korea |
| Heaven | Tom Tykwer | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Italy |
| The Backstage Slap | Tất Bình | Vietnam |
| Vanilla Sky | Cameron Crowe | United States |
| Liberty Stands Still | Kari Skogland | Canada, Germany, United States |
| A Knight's Tale | Brian Helgeland | United States |
| Blow Dry | Paddy Breathnach | United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| Pretty Woman | Garry Marshall | United States |
| Baby Boy | John Singleton | United States |
| Vatel | Roland Joffé | France, United Kingdom, Belgium |
| Summertime | Park Jae-ho | South Korea |
| Dark Blue World | Jan Svěrák | United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy |
| Enemy at the Gates | Jean-Jacques Annaud | France, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, United States |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Ang Lee | People's Republic of China, United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| A Midsummer Night's Cream | Stuart Canterbury | United States |
| The Princess and the Warrior | Tom Tykwer | Germany |
| Still Waters | Eldar Ryazanov | Russia |
| Short and Shirt and Cap | Said Hamed | Egypt |
| Anna and the King | Andy Tennant | United States |
| Sunshine | István Szabó | Canada, Germany, Hungary, Austria |
| Random Hearts | Sydney Pollack | United States |
| The End of the Affair | Neil Jordan | United Kingdom, United States |
| Outside Providence | Michael Corrente | United States |
| Devil In The Flesh | Antonio Adamo | Sweden |
| A Love Divided | Syd Macartney | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Entrapment | Jon Amiel | United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| The Red Violin | François Girard | United Kingdom, Canada, Italy |
| The Barber of Siberia | Nikita Mikhalkov | France, Russia, United States, Italy |
| City of Angels | Brad Silberling | Germany, United States |
| Washington Square | Agnieszka Holland | United States |
| Cindy | Luca Damiano | Italy |
| Great Expectations | Alfonso Cuarón | United States |
| The Postman | Kevin Costner | United States |
| Good Will Hunting | Gus Van Sant | United States |
| The Preacher's Wife | Penny Marshall | United States |
| Motel Cactus | — | South Korea |