| Restons groupés | Jean-Paul Salomé | comedy film | France |
| Saving Private Ryan | Steven Spielberg | drama film, action film, war film | United States |
| Shadrach | Susanna Styron | drama film | United States |
| Sitcom | François Ozon | romance film, drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film | France |
| Snake Eyes | Brian De Palma | suspense film, crime drama film, mystery film, drama film, action film, crime thriller film, thriller film, crime film | United States |
| Sour Grapes | Larry David | screwball comedy film, buddy film | United States |
| Summer in Bethlehem | Sibi Malayil | romance film, romantic comedy film | India |
| That's Life | Pierre Woodman | pornographic film | Cyprus, Sweden |
| The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time | Alexander Kluge | documentary film | Germany |
| The Idiots | Lars von Trier | drama film, comedy film | France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands |
| The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Nick Marck | comedy film | United States |
| The Minion | Jean-Marc Piché | action film, horror film | Canada, United States |
| The Negotiator | F. Gary Gray | drama film, action film, buddy cop film, crime film | Germany, United States |
| The VeneXiana | Joe D'Amato | pornographic film | Italy |
| The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Stuart Gordon, Mel Smith | comedy film | United States |
| The X-Files | Rob Bowman | mystery film, drama film, action film, science fiction film | United States |
| Time of a Dancer | Vadim Abdrashitov | drama film | Russia |
| Toire no Hanako-san: Shin Gekijôban | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | horror film | Japan |
| Trains'n'Roses | Peter Lichtefeld | romantic comedy | Germany |
| Urban Legend | Jamie Blanks | teen film, horror film, slasher film | Canada, United States |
| Where the Heart Is | Robert Guédiguian | drama film, comedy film | France |
| A Thousand Acres | Jocelyn Moorhouse | drama film | United States |
| Alejo Pataki | — | — | Nigeria |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Arthur Hiller | comedy film | United States |
| Artemisia | Agnès Merlet | romance film, drama film, biographical film | France, Germany, Italy |
 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Jay Roach | spy film, parody film, crime film | United States |
| Aṣeyọri | Tunde Shofolahan | — | Nigeria |
| Balto: The Adventures of the Brave Husky | Roswitha Haas | mockbuster, animated film | Germany |
| Batas Militar | — | documentary film | Philippines |
| Beverly Hills Ninja | Dennis Dugan | martial arts film, comedy film, action film, ninja film | United States |
| Big Computer | Naoyuki Tomomatsu | pink film | Japan |
| Blackrock | Steven Vidler | exploitation film, teen film | Australia |
| Breaking Up | Robert Greenwald | romantic comedy film, drama film | United States |
| Buddy | Caroline Thompson | docudrama, biographical film, comedy drama | United States |
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Sean McNamara | fantasy film, comedy film, children's film, ghost film | United States |
| City of Industry | John Irvin | drama film, neo-noir, crime film | United States |
| Countess Gamiani | Luca Damiano | pornographic film | Germany, Italy |
| Curzio Malaparte | Jean-Paul Fargier | documentary film | France |
| Dangerous Ground | Darrell Roodt | action film, crime film | South Africa, United States |
| Deti ponedelnika | Alla Surikova | comedy film | Russia |
| Dil To Pagal Hai | Yash Chopra | romance film, drama film, romantic comedy | India |
| Excess Baggage | Marco Brambilla | comedy film, romantic comedy | United States |
| Francorusse | Alexis Miansarow | — | France |
| Gridlock'd | Vondie Curtis-Hall | drama film, comedy film, hood film, buddy film, crime film | United States |
| Grötbögen | Bengt Johansen | drama film | Sweden |
| Herkules | — | fantasy film, animated film | Germany |
| Heroes Dream | Sergio Renán | drama film | Argentina |
| Iruvar | Mani Ratnam | drama film, docudrama, biographical film | India |