- The house of tomorrow, Superlative Films presents ; in association with Water's End Productions ; produced by Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Tarik Karam ; written and directed by Peter Livolsi
- Secondhand Lions, New Line Cinema presents ; written and directed by Tim McCanlies ; produced by David Kirschner, Scott Ross, Corey Sienega ; a David Kirschner production in assocation with Digital Domain Productions
- The edge of seventeen, STX Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Pictures presents ; a Gracie Films production ; produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell ; written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
- Jasper Jones, Film Movement and Screen Australia present ; in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest, in association with the South West Development Commission and Screen NSW ; a Bunya Productions and Porchlight Films production ; directed by Rachel Perkins ; produced by Vincent Sheehan and David Jowesy ; written by Shaun Grant and Craig Silvey
- The magic flute, Shout! Studios presents ; a Flute Film production ; producer, Christopher Zwickler, Fabian Wolfart ; screenplay by Andrew Lowery, Jason Young, David White ; directed by Florian Sigl
- Ginger & Rosa, BFI and BBC Films present an Adventure Pictures production in association with The Match Factory ... [et al.] ; producers. Christopher Sheppard, Andrew Litvin ; writer/director, Sally Potter
- The color purple, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Domain Entertainment ; an Amblin Entertainment, OW Films, SGS Pictures, QJP production ; directed by Blitz Bazawule ; screenplay by Marcus Gardley ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones
- Lady Bird, A24 and IAC Films present ; producers, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evelyn O'Neill ; written & directed by Greta Gerwig
- Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Stephen Chbosky ; screenplay by Steven Levenson ; produced by Marc Platt, Adam Siegel ; a Universal Pictures presentation ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Marc Platt production
- Moonrise kingdom, Focus Features and Indian Paintbrush presents an American Empirical picture ; written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola ; directed by Wes Anderson
- Summer of '42, Warner Bros. ; a Robert Mulligan-Richard A. Roth production ; written by Herman Raucher ; produced by Richard A. Roth ; directed by Robert Mulligan
- The Fabelmans, Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment present ; a Steven Spielberg film ; produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner ; written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner ; directed by Steven Spielberg
- The harvesters, director, Etienne Kallos
- Summer eleven, Gilbert Plains Productions presents ; executive producers, Valerie Mahaffey, Joseph Kell ; written and directed by Joseph Kell
- Minari, A24 presents a Plan B production ; produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh ; written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung
- Turning red, Disney presents ; a Pixar Animation Studios film ; produced by Lindsey Collins ; executive producers, Dan Scanlon, Pete Docter ; story by Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher ; screenplay by Julia Cho, Domee Shi ; directed by Domee Shi
- 400 blows, Les quatre cents coups, sčnario de Fraṅois Truffaut ; adaptation de M. Moussy et F. Truffaut ; dialogues de Marcel Moussy ; mise in sc̈ne de Fraṅois Truffaut ; une co-production S.E.D.I.F., Les Films du carrosse
- Lad, a Yorkshire story, Rogue Runner Films presents ; a Yorkshire Story production ; written, directed & edited by Dan Hartley ; produced by Richard Sean and Dan Hartley
- Moonrise kingdom, Focus Features and Indian Paintbrush presents an American Empirical picture ; written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola ; directed by Wes Anderson
- Booksmart, Anapurna presents in association with Gloria Sanchez Productions ; directed by Olivia Wilde ; written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman ; produced by Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison
- Saturday night fever, produced by Robert Stigwood ; screenplay by Norman Wexler ; directed by John Badham
- The tree of life, Fox Searchlight Pictures and River Road Entertainment present ; written and directed by Terence Malick ; produced by Sarah Green, Pill Phllad ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner ; produced by Grant Hill
- Love, Simon, Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Temple Hill production ; produced by Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Pouya Shahbazian, Isaac Klausner ; screenplay by Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker ; directed by Greg Berlanti
- Luca, Disney presenta ; un film Pixar Animation Studios ; directed by Enrico Casarosa ; produced by Andrea Warren ; story by Enrico Casarosa, Jesse Andrews, Simon Stephenson ; screenplay by Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones
- Ruby Gillman, teenage kraken, Dreamworks Animation presents ; directed by Kirk DeMicco ; co-director, Faryn Pearl ; produced by Kelly Cooney Cilella ; written by Pam Brady and Brian C. Brown & Elliott DiGuiseppi
- Paper towns, Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Temple Hill production ; produced by Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen ; screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber ; directed by Jake Schreier
- Licorice pizza, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Focus Features present in association with Bron Creative ; a Ghoulardi Film Company production ; produced by Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner ; written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Queen & country, IFB and BFI present in association with Le Pacte ; a Merlin Films production ; produced by Kieran Corrigan and John Boorman ; written and directed by John Boorman
- Are you there God? it's me, Margaret., Lionsgate presents ; a Gracie Films production ; directed by Kelly Fremon Craig ; screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig ; produced by James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig, Judy Blume, Amy Lorraine Brooks, Aldric La'auli Porter
- Belfast, Focus Features presents ; a TKBC production ; in association with Northern Ireland Screen ; written & directed by Kenneth Branagh ; produced by Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik & Tamar Thomas ; a Kenneth Branagh film
- Little women, written for the screen and directed by Greta Gerwig ; produced by Amy Pascal, Denise Di Novi, Robin Swicord ; Columbia Picutres and Regency Enterprises present ; a Pascal Pictures production
- Mud, Lionsgate and Everest Entertainment present ; a Brace Cove, Filmation production ; written and directed by Jeff Nichols ; produced by Sarah Green, Aaron Ryder, Lisa Maria Falcone
- Call me by your name, Memento Films International, RT Features, M.Y.R.A. Entertainment present ; a Frenesy Film, La Cinéfacture co-production ; produced by Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges, Rodrigo Teixeira, Marco Morabito, James Ivory, Howard Rosenman ; screenplay by James Ivory ; directed by Luca Guadagnino
- Boyhood, IFC Films and IFC Productions present ; a Detour FilmProduction ; a Richard Linklater film ; producers, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss ; produced by Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland ; written and directed by Richard Linklater
- How to build a girl, Film4 and Tango Entertainment present ; a Monumental Pictures production ; produced by Alison Owen, Debra Hayward ; written by Caitlin Moran ; directed by Coky Giedroy
- The goldfinch, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Amazon Studios ; a Color Force production ; a John Crowley film ; directed by John Crowley ; screenplay by Peter Straughan ; produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson
- The color purple, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Domain Entertainment ; an Amblin Entertainment, OW Films, SGS Pictures, QJP production ; directed by Blitz Bazawule ; screenplay by Marcus Gardley ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones
- Fish tank, BBC Films and the UK Film Council, in association with Limelight present ; written & directed by Andrea Arnold ; produced by Kees Kasander and Nick Laws
- Juno, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents a Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd production ; a Jason Reitman film ; produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Kovick, Russell Smith ; written by Diablo Cody ; directed by Jason Reitman
- Wadjda, a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Razor Film in co-production with High Look Group and Rotana Studios, in cooperation with Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk ; co-producer, Amr Alkahtani ; produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner ; written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour
- Are you there God? it's me, Margaret, Lionsgate presents ; a Gracie Films production ; directed by Kelly Fremon Craig ; screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig ; produced by James L. Brooks, Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig, Judy Blume, Amy Lorraine Brooks, Aldric La'auli Porter
- Buoyancy, Screen Australia presents ; in association with Feracious Entertainment and Film Victoria ; a Causeway Films production with Anupheap Productions and Definition Films ; written and directed by Rodd Rathjen ; produced by Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Rita Walsh
- Luca, Disney presenta ; un film Pixar Animation Studios ; directed by Enrico Casarosa ; produced by Andrea Warren ; story by Enrico Casarosa, Jesse Andrews, Simon Stephenson ; screenplay by Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones
- Babyteeth, IFC Films and Screen Australia present ; in association with Create NSW and Spectrum Films, Wieranderson.com, & Jan Chapman Films ; a Whitefalk films production; producer, Alex White ; writer, Rite Kalnejais ; director, Shannon Murphy
- Moonlight, producers, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Sarah Esberg ; writer/director, Barry Jenkins
- Marvelous and the black hole, producers, Christa Boarini, Carolyn Mao, Alison Avery Jordan ; director, Kate Tsang
- The Perks of being a wallflower, Summit Entertainment presents a Mr. Mudd production ; producers: Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and John Malkovich ; writer/director Stephen Chbosky
- Boogie, Focus Features presents ; an Immersive Pictures production ; producers, Josh Bratman, Josh McLaughlin, Michael Tadross ; written and directed by Eddie Huang
- Wadjda, a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Razor Film in co-production with High Look Group and Rotana Studios, in cooperation with Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk ; co-producer, Amr Alkahtani ; produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner ; written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour
- School of life, Radar Films and Studiocanal present ; directed by Nicolas Vanier ; script adaptation and dialogues by Jérôme Ronnerre and Nicolas Vanier