 Avatar | James Cameron | white savior film, action film, live-action/animated film, adventure film, science fiction film, epic film, military science fiction | United States |
| 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain | Scott Waugh | drama film, survival film, thriller film, adventure film, biographical film | United States |
| Central Intelligence | Rawson Marshall Thurber | comedy film, action film, buddy film | United States |
 Truth | James Vanderbilt | drama film, biographical film, crime film | United States, Australia |
| The Revenant | Alejandro González Iñárritu | drama film, survival film, Western film, thriller film, biographical film | United States |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | George Miller | post-apocalyptic film, action film, dystopian film, adventure film, science fiction film | United States, Australia |
 The Lego Movie | Christopher Miller, Phil Lord | teen film, family film, fantasy film, comedy film, action film, dystopian film, crossover fiction, adventure film | United States, Denmark, Australia |
 Prometheus | Ridley Scott | science fiction horror film, suspense film, religious horror, monster film, action film, horror film, science fiction action film, thriller film, adventure film, science fiction film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Mike Mitchell | family film, fantasy film, comedy film, live-action/animated film, musical film | United States |
| X-Men: First Class | Matthew Vaughn | teen film, superhero film, fantasy film, action film, science fiction film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Predators | Nimród Antal | science fiction horror film, suspense film, monster film, action film, horror film, science fiction action film, thriller film, adventure film, science fiction film | United States |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Chris Columbus | teen film, fantasy film, action film, adventure film | Canada, United States |
| Aliens in the Attic | John Schultz | comedy film, children's film, science fiction film | United States |
| New York | Kabir Khan | drama film, action film, spy film, thriller film, vigilante film, crime film | United States, India |
 Live Free or Die Hard | Len Wiseman | action film, action thriller, buddy cop film, buddy film | United States |
 X-Men: The Last Stand | Brett Ratner | superhero film, fantasy film, action film, science fiction film | United Kingdom, Canada, United States |