| The Sky Crawlers | Mamoru Oshii | science fiction film, science fiction anime and manga | Japan |
| Public Enemy No. 1 – Todestrieb | Jean-François Richet | drama film, biographical film | France, Canada, Italy |
| My Bloody Valentine 3D | Patrick Lussier | horror film, slasher film | Canada, United States |
| The Misfortunates | Felix van Groeningen | — | Belgium, Netherlands |
 Management | Stephen Belber | romantic comedy film, drama film | United States |
| Count Me Out | Ari Kristinsson | family film, comedy film | Germany, Iceland, Norway, Denmark |
| Star Trek | J. J. Abrams | drama film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film | United States |
| Duplicity | Tony Gilroy | drama film, spy film, thriller film, romantic comedy, crime film | United States |
| The Cove | Louie Psihoyos | documentary film | United States |
| Cadillac Records | Darnell Martin | biographical film, musical film | United States |
| The Secret Life of Bees | Gina Prince-Bythewood | drama film | United States |
| X-Men | Bryan Singer | superhero film, fantasy film, action film, action thriller, science fiction film | United States |
| Hannah Montana: The Movie | Peter Chelsom | teen film, romantic comedy film, comedy film, musical film, comedy drama | United States |
| My Dad's a Detective | Will Wissink | family film | Netherlands |
| The Unborn | David S. Goyer | horror film | United States |
| Knowing | Alex Proyas | mystery film, action film, science fiction film, disaster film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Inkheart | Iain Softley | family film, fantasy film, adventure film | United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Italy |
| The Day After | Lee Seung-chae | drama film | South Korea |
| The Young Victoria | Jean-Marc Vallée | romance film, teen film, drama film, biographical film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Eric Brevig | fantasy film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film | United States |
| Crossing Over | Wayne Kramer | drama film, crime film | United States |
| The Reader | Stephen Daldry | coming-of-age film, romance film, drama film, prison film | Germany, United States |
| Watchmen | Zack Snyder | drama film, superhero film, action film, dystopian film, alternate history film, neo-noir, vigilante film | United States |
| Interactive Sex with Lisa Ann | Mike Quasar | pornographic film | United States |
| Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man | Shannon Hartman | stand-up comedy | United States |
| Mutants | David Morlet | monster film, horror film, zombie film | France |
| All's Well, Ends Well 2009 | Vincent Kok | romantic comedy | Hong Kong |
| Bolt | Byron Howard, Chris Williams | comedy film, children's film, adventure film | United States |
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Patrick Tatopoulos | fantasy film, horror film, vampire film, thriller film, werewolf film | United States |
| An Education | Lone Scherfig | coming-of-age film, drama film | United Kingdom |
| Good Hair | Jeff Stilson | documentary film | United States |
| Notorious | George Tillman, Jr. | drama film, hood film, biographical film, musical film | United States |
| A Secret | Claude Miller | romance film, drama film | France |
| The Inhabited Island | Fyodor Bondarchuk | dystopian fiction, action film, adventure film, science fiction film | Russia |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | David Fincher | romance film, drama film, fantasy film, speculative fiction film | United States |
| Falling Angels | Heikki Kujanpää | drama film | Finland |
| Hello, Schoolgirl | Ryu Jang-ha | teen film, drama film, romantic comedy | South Korea |
| Praise of the Distance | — | documentary film | Spain |
| Twilight | Catherine Hardwicke | romance film, teen film, drama film, fantasy film, action film, melodrama, vampire film | United States |
| The Little Panda Fighter | Michelle Gabriel | dance film, boxing film | Brazil |
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | Steve Bendelack | family film, comedy film, slapstick, road movie | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| The Accidental Husband | Griffin Dunne | romantic comedy | United Kingdom, United States |
| Grown Ups | Anna Novion | drama film, comedy film, comedy drama | France, Sweden |
| Ugly Melanie | Allan Mauduit, Jean-Patrick Benes | comedy film | France |
| IGo to Japan | Steve Hoefer | adventure film, comedy television program | United States |
 Who's Nailin' Paylin? | Jerome Tanner | pornographic parody film, pornographic film, MILF pornography | United States |
| Mirrors | Alexandre Aja | splatter film | Germany, Romania, United States |
| Dream Boy | James Bolton | coming-of-age film, romance film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film | United States |