| La bola negra | Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi | France, Spain |
| Strange River | Jaume Claret Muxart | Germany, Spain |
| Typhoon Club | Shinji Sōmai | Japan |
| Miller's Girl | Jade Halley Bartlett | United States |
| In Bed | Nitzan Gilady | Israel |
| Do Revenge | Jennifer Kaytin Robinson | United States |
| Elephant | Kamil Krawczycki | Poland |
| 2gether: The Movie | Noppharnach Chaiwimol, Weerachit Thongjila, Kanittha Kwunyoo | Thailand |
| Uncle Frank | Alan Ball | United States |
| The First Temptation of Christ | Rodrigo Van Der Put | Brazil |
| Anna | Luc Besson | France, United States |
| Coming Out | Denis Parrot | France |
| Girl | Lukas Dhont | Belgium |
| Mario | Marcel Gisler | Switzerland |
| Love, Simon | Greg Berlanti | United States |
| Beach Rats | Eliza Hittman | United States |
| Insidious: The Last Key | Adam Robitel | United States |
| Call Me by Your Name | Luca Guadagnino | France, Brazil, United States, Italy |
| Tom of Finland | Dome Karukoski | Germany, United States, Finland, Sweden, Denmark |
| Marvin | Anne Fontaine | France |
| The Cakemaker | Ofir Raul Graizer | Germany, Israel |
| Catfight | Onur Tükel | United States |
| Novitiate | Maggie Betts | United States |
| White Lily | Hideo Nakata | Japan |
| Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Mandie Fletcher | United Kingdom |
| Batman: Bad Blood | Jay Oliva | United States |
| Indignation | James Schamus | United States |
| Legend | Brian Helgeland | France, United Kingdom |
| Beauty and the Bestie | Wenn V. Deramas | Philippines |
| Carol | Todd Haynes | United Kingdom, United States |
| Love the Coopers | Jessie Nelson | United States |
| Harmony | Michael Arias | Japan |
| Downriver | Grant Scicluna | Australia |
| Land of Storms | Ádám Császi | Germany, Hungary |
| Dallas Buyers Club | Jean-Marc Vallée | United States |
| Curse of Chucky | Don Mancini | United States |
| Insidious: Chapter 2 | James Wan | Canada, United States |
| Vic and Flo Saw a Bear | Denis Côté | Canada |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Lorene Scafaria | United States |
| The Weight | Jeon Kyu-hwan | South Korea |
| Rock of Ages | Adam Shankman | United States |
| North Sea Texas | Bavo Defurne | Belgium |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | David Fincher | United States, Sweden |
| Inside Lara Roxx | Mia Donovan | Canada |
| J. Edgar | Clint Eastwood | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Roommate | Christian E. Christiansen | United States |
| Heartbeats | Xavier Dolan | Canada |
| We Are the Night | Dennis Gansel | Germany |