| Control | Giuliano Montaldo | France, United States, Italy |
| Dům pro dva | Miloš Zábranský | Czechoslovakia |
| Ekzamen | Gyulbeniz Yusuf Azimzade | Soviet Union |
| Empire | Alexander Sokurov | Soviet Union |
| Fairy ore | — | Soviet Union |
| Fotografija ar sievieti un mezakuili | Arvīds Krievs | Soviet Union |
| If We Survive It All... | Rolands Kalniņš | Soviet Union |
| Kraljeva završnica | Živorad Tomić | Yugoslavia |
| Le lunghe ombre | Gianfranco Mingozzi | Italy |
| Long Live the Lady! | Ermanno Olmi | Italy |
| Michael Raj | V. C. Guhanathan | India |
| My - vashi deti | Olgerd Vorontsov | Soviet Union |
| No Man's Land | Peter Werner | United States |
| Sister, Sister | Bill Condon | United States |
| Soldati - 365 all'alba | Marco Risi | Italy |
| The Birdwatcher | Arvo Iho | Soviet Union, Estonia |
| The Guest | Alexander Kaidanovsky | Soviet Union |
| The Misfit Brigade | Gordon Hessler | United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, Yugoslavia |
| Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi | Visu | India |
| Train of Dreams | John N. Smith | Canada |
| Aruvadai Naal | G. M. Kumar | India |
| Blue Velvet | David Lynch | United States |
| Combat Shock | Buddy Giovinazzo | United States |
| Death of a Soldier | Philippe Mora | Australia |
| Every Time We Say Goodbye | Moshé Mizrahi | United States |
| Flying | Paul Lynch | Canada |
| Mikhaylo Lomonosov | Aleksandr Proshkin | Soviet Union |
| My Favorite Clown | Yury Kushneryov | Soviet Union |
| Quicksilver | Thomas Michael Donnelly | United States |
| Revathikkoru Pavakkutty | Sathyan Anthikad | India |
| The Color of Money | Martin Scorsese | United States |
| The Name of the Rose | Jean-Jacques Annaud | France, Germany, Italy |
| The Photograph | Nikos Papatakis | France |
| The Smile of the Lamb | Shimon Dotan | Israel |
| Ugra Narasimham | Dasari Narayana Rao | India |
| A Chorus Line | Richard Attenborough | United States |
| A Simple Death | Alexander Kaidanovsky | Soviet Union |
| Adieu Bonaparte | Youssef Chahine | France, Egypt |
| Commando Wild Wind | Valeriu Jereghi | Soviet Union |
| Dokument 'R' | Valeriy Kharchenko | Soviet Union |
| Déjà Vu | Anthony B. Richmond | United Kingdom |
| Juvenile Delinquents | Zhang Liang | People's Republic of China |
| Kazhdy okhotnik zhelaet znat... | Mykhailo Illienko | Soviet Union |
| Loose Ends 2: The Tail Continues | Bruce Seven | United States |
| Martin's Day | Alan Gibson | Canada |
| On a Narrow Bridge | Nissim Dayan | Israel |
| Petrina hronia | Pantelis Voulgaris | Greece |
| Sunrise | Yu Benzheng | People's Republic of China |