| Title | Director | Cast (Subject of documentary) | Genre | Notes |
| 10 MPH | Hunter Weeks | Josh Caldwell's trip across the United States on his Segway HT | Documentary | |
| The 11th Hour | Nadia Conners, Leila Conners Petersen | The state of the natural environment. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio. | Documentary | Warner Independent Pictures |
| 1408 | Mikael Håfström | John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson | Horror | Dimension Films. Based on the short story by Stephen King |
| 3:10 to Yuma | James Mangold | Russell Crowe, Christian Bale | Western | Based on 1957 film and story by Elmore Leonard |
| 30 Days of Night | David Slade | Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster, Melissa George | Horror | Based on graphic novel by Steve Niles |
| 300 | Zack Snyder | Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham | Action | based on 300 by Frank Miller |
| Across the Universe | Julie Taymor | Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson | Musical | Columbia Pictures |
| Adrift in Manhattan | Alfredo De Villa | Heather Graham, Victor Rasuk, Dominic Chianese, William Baldwin | Drama | |
| Adventures of Johnny Tao | Kenn Scott | Matthew Twining, Chris Yen, Matt Mullins, Kelly Perine, James Hong, Jason London | Martial arts/Horror/Comedy | |
| Afghan Knights | Allan Harmon | Steve Bacic, Michael Madsen, Colin Lawrence, Steven Cree Molison, Chris Kramer Pete Antico | War/Horror | |
| After Sex | Eric Amadio | Jane Seymour, Natalie Marston, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, John Witherspoon | Comedy/Drama | |
| Alibi | James Chean | Lisa Crosato, Marie Zielcke, Joe Estevez, Tim Colceri, Peter Franzén, Gem Silver | Crime/Drama/Mystery/Romance/Thriller | |
| Alice Upside Down | Sandy Tung | Alyson Stoner, Lucas Grabeel, Luke Perry, Penny Marshall, Ashley Drane, Parker McKenna Posey | Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Family | |
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Brothers Strause | Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis, Ariel Gade | Action, Horror | Preceded by Alien vs. Predator |
| All the Days Before Tomorrow | François Dompierre | Joey Kern, Alexandra Holden, Richard Roundtree, Yutaka Takeuchi, Luis Chávez | Comedy/Drama/Romance | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | Tim Hill | Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, David Cross, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney | Family, Musical | Based on TV series of the same name |
| An American Crime | Tommy O'Haver | Ellen Page, Catherine Keener | Crime drama | |
| American Gangster | Ridley Scott | Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe | Crime | Universal Pictures |
| American Pastime | Desmond Nakano | Gary Cole, Aaron Yoo | Drama | |
| Americanizing Shelley | Lorraine Senna | Beau Bridges, Namrata Singh Gujral | Romantic comedy | |
| Anamorph | Henry S. Miller | Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman | Thriller | |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis | Dana Snyder, Carey Means | Animation | Based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force |
| Arctic Tale | Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson | The life cycle of a walrus and a polar bear. Narrated by Queen Latifah. | Documentary | Paramount Classics |
| Are We Done Yet? | Steve Carr | Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen | Comedy | Based on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Preceded by Are We There Yet? |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Andrew Dominik | Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner | Biography, Western | |
| August Rush | Kirsten Sheridan | Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams | Family, Musical | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Autism: The Musical | Tricia Regan | Six months in the lives of five children with autism in Los Angeles | Documentary | |
| Awake | Joby Harold | Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Lena Olin, Arliss Howard, Terrence Howard | Thriller | The Weinstein Company |
| Balls of Fury | Robert Ben Garant | Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, Robert Patrick, Terry Crews | Comedy, Sports | Rogue Pictures |
| Because I Said So | Michael Lehmann | Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo | Romantic comedy | Universal Pictures |
| Bee Movie | Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner | Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick | Animation | DreamWorks Animation |
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Sidney Lumet | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei | Crime drama | |
| Believe | Loki Mulholland | Larry Bagby | Mockumentary | |
| Beowulf | Robert Zemeckis | Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie | Fantasy | Based on Beowulf |
| Beyond Belief | Beth Murphy | the humanitarian programs begun by Susan Retik and Patti Quigley | Documentary | |
| Blades of Glory | Will Speck, Josh Gordon | Will Ferrell, Jon Heder | Comedy, Sports | DreamWorks Pictures |
| Blonde Ambition | Scott Marshall | Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson | Romantic comedy | |
| The Blue Hour | Eric Nazarian | Alyssa Milano | Drama | |
| Blue State | Marshall Lewy | Anna Paquin, Breckin Meyer | Romantic comedy | |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | Paul Greengrass | Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Joan Allen | Action | Based on The Bourne Ultimatum
Preceded by The Bourne Supremacy |
| Bratz: The Movie | Sean McNamara | Nathalia Ramos, Skyler Shaye, Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Chelsea Staub, Lainie Kazan, Jon Voight | Comedy, Family | Lionsgate. Based on the Bratz franchise |
| The Brave One | Neil Jordan | Jodie Foster, Naveen Andrews, Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen | Crime drama | Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures |
| Breach | Billy Ray | Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney | Political thriller | Universal Pictures |
| Bridge to Terabithia | Gábor Csupó | Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick | Family, Fantasy | Based on Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson |
| Broken English | Zoe Cassavetes | Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo | Romantic comedy | |
| Brooklyn Rules | Michael Corrente | Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Freddie Prinze Jr. | Crime drama | |
| Brotherhood of Blood | Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer | Victoria Pratt | Horror | |
| The Brothers Solomon | Bob Odenkirk | Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Malin Åkerman | Comedy | Revolution Studios |
| The Bucket List | Rob Reiner | Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman | Dramedy | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Cake: A Wedding Story | Will Wallace | G. W. Bailey | Comedy | |
| Captivity | Roland Joffé | Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies | Thriller | Lionsgate |
| Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! | Davis Doi | Scott McNeil, Ashleigh Ball, Tabitha St. Germain | Animation | based on the Care Bears franchise |
| Cassandra's Dream | Woody Allen | Hayley Atwell, Colin Farrell, Sally Hawkins, Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson | Drama | The Weinstein Company |
| Catacombs | Tomm Coker | Shannyn Sossamon, Pink | Horror | Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Chapter 27 | Jarrett Schaefer | Jared Leto | Docudrama | Peace Arch Entertainment |
| Charlie Wilson's War | Mike Nichols | Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman | Biography, Drama | Based on a book by George Crile III |
| Chicago 10 | Brett Morgan | the Chicago Seven | Animation | |
| Code Name: The Cleaner | Les Mayfield | Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan | Action comedy | New Line Cinema |
| The Comebacks | Tom Brady | David Koechner | Parody, Sports | Fox Atomic |
| The Condemned | Scott Wiper | Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones | Crime | Lionsgate, WWE Films |
| Control | Anton Corbijn | Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara | Biography, drama | Based on Touching from a Distance by Deborah Curtis |
| Crazy Love | Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens | Burt Pugach, Linda Riss | Documentary | |
| Cthulhu | Daniel Gildark | Tori Spelling, Cara Buono | Horror | Based on "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft |
| Daddy Day Camp | Fred Savage | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Comedy, Family | Preceded by Daddy Day Care |
| Daddy's Little Girls | Tyler Perry | Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba | Drama, Romance | Lionsgate |
| Dalai Lama Renaissance | Khashyar Darvich | the 14th Dalai Lama's meeting with the "Synthesis" group | Documentary | |
| Dan in Real Life | Peter Hedges | Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Dianne Wiest | Comedy-drama | Touchstone Pictures, Focus Features |
| Darfur Now | Ted Braun | The War in Darfur | Documentary | |
| Dark Matter | Chen Shi-Zheng | Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep | Drama | |
| Day Zero | Bryan Gunnar Cole | Elijah Wood | Drama | |
| Dead Silence | James Wan | Ryan Kwanten, Donnie Wahlberg, Judith Roberts | Horror | Lionsgate |
| Death Sentence | James Wan | Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, John Goodman | Action, crime | Based on Death Sentence by Brian Garfield |
| Delta Farce | C. B. Harding | Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy | Action comedy | |
| Devil Girl | Howie Askins | Jessica Graham, Joe Wanjai Ross | Thriller | |
| Dirty Country | Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher | Life of Larry Pierce | Documentary | |
| Disturbia | D. J. Caruso | Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, David Morse, Carrie-Anne Moss | Crime thriller | DreamWorks Pictures. Based on Rear Window |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Julian Schnabel | Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Max von Sydow | Drama | Based on The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Eastern Promises | David Cronenberg | Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel | Crime drama | |
| Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield | Michael Feifer | Adrienne Frantz, Kane Hodder | Horror | |
| Elvis and Anabelle | Will Geiger | Max Minghella, Blake Lively | Drama | |
| Enchanted | Kevin Lima | Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon | Fantasy | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Epic Movie | Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer | Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard | Parody | Regency Enterprises |
| Evan Almighty | Tom Shadyac | Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes | Comedy | Preceded by Bruce Almighty |
| Evening | Lajos Koltai | Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, Eileen Atkins, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close | Drama | Focus Features. Based on Evening by Susan Minot |
| The Ex | Jesse Peretz | Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow, Donal Logue, Amy Poehler, Amy Adams, Fred Armisen | Romantic comedy | The Weinstein Company |
| Extreme Movie | Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson | Ryan Pinkston | Comedy | |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Tim Story | Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis | Superhero | Preceded by Fantastic Four |
| Feel the Noise | Alejandro Chomski | Omarion Grandberry, Giancarlo Esposito, Victor Rasuk, Melonie Diaz | Dance, Drama | |
| Finishing the Game | Justin Lin | James Franco, Roger Fan, Sung Kang | Mockumentary | |
| Firehouse Dog | Todd Holland | Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Dash Mihok | Family | 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises |
| The Flock | Andrew Lau | Richard Gere, Claire Danes | Crime drama | |
| For the Bible Tells Me So | Daniel G. Karslake | perceived conflict between religion and homosexuality | Documentary | |
| Fracture | Gregory Hoblit | Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling | Crime drama | New Line Cinema |
| Freakshow | Drew Bell | Rebekah Kochan | Horror | |
| Fred Claus | David Dobkin | Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti | Comedy | |
| Freedom Writers | Richard LaGravenese | Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario | Drama | Based on a book by The Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell |
| Full of It | Christian Charles | Ryan Pinkston, Teri Polo, Kate Mara | Comedy | |
| The Game Plan | Andy Fickman | Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Morris Chestnut | Family, Sports | |
| The Gene Generation | Pearry Reginald Teo | Bai Ling, Parry Shen, Alec Newman, Robert David Hall | Science fiction | Lionsgate |
| Georgia Rule | Garry Marshall | Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Garrett Hedlund | Comedy-drama | Universal Pictures |
| Ghost Rider | Mark Steven Johnson | Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda | Superhero | Columbia Pictures |
| Ghosts of Abu Ghraib | Rory Kennedy | The 2004 Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal | Documentary | |
| The Girl in the Park | David Auburn | Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth, Kurt Russell, Keri Russell, Spencer Grammer, Elisabeth Waterson, Kristen Ruhlin, David Rasche | Drama | |
| Glass Lips | Lech Majewski | Patryk Czajka, Joanna Litwin, Grzegorz Przybyl | Drama | |
| The Go-Getter | Martin Hynes | Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone | Comedy-drama | |
| God's Ears | Michael Worth | Michael Worth | Drama | |
| The Golden Compass | Chris Weitz | Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Ian McKellen | Family, Fantasy | New Line Cinema. Based on The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman |
| Gone Baby Gone | Ben Affleck | Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, John Ashton, Amy Madigan | Crime drama | Miramax Films. Based on Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane |
| Good Luck Chuck | Mark Helfrich | Dane Cook, Jessica Alba | Romantic comedy | Lionsgate |
| The Good Night | Jake Paltrow | Penélope Cruz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny DeVito | Romantic comedy | |
| Grace Is Gone | James C. Strouse | John Cusack | Drama | The Weinstein Company |
| Gracie | Davis Guggenheim | Elisabeth Shue, Carly Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney | Drama | |
| The Great Debaters | Denzel Washington | Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollet, Denzel Whitaker, John Heard, Kimberly Elise | Bio-pic, Drama | The Weinstein Company |
| Grindhouse | Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez | Freddy Rodríguez, Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Zoë Bell, Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis | Action | |
| Hairspray | Adam Shankman | John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, Nikki Blonsky | Musical | New Line Cinema. Based on Hairspray and Hairspray |
| Halloween | Rob Zombie | Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, William Forsythe, Danny Trejo | Horror | Dimension Films
Based on Halloween
Preceded by Halloween: Resurrection |
| The Hammer | Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | Adam Carolla, Heather Juergensen | Comedy | |
| Happily N'Ever After | Paul J. Bolger | Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Andy Dick, Wallace Shawn | Animation | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | David Yates | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes | Family, Fantasy | Based on a novel by J. K. Rowling
Preceded by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
| Hear and Now | Irene Taylor Brodsky | On cochlear implant surgery | Documentary | |
| The Heartbreak Kid | Bobby and Peter Farrelly | Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Jerry Stiller, Malin Åkerman | Romantic comedy | Based on The Heartbreak Kid |
| Highlander: The Source | Brett Leonard | Adrian Paul | Science fiction | Preceded by Highlander: Endgame |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | Martin Weisz | Michael McMillian, Jessica Stroup, Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas | Horror | Fox Atomic. Preceded by The Hills Have Eyes |
| The Hitcher | Dave Meyers | Sophia Bush, Sean Bean, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough | Horror | Rogue Pictures. Based on The Hitcher |
| Hitman | Xavier Gens | Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper | Action | Based on the Hitman series |
| The Hoax | Lasse Hallström | Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis | Biography | Based on The Hoax by Clifford Irving |
| Honeydripper | John Sayles | Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton | Drama, Musical | |
| Hostel: Part II | Eli Roth | Lauren German, Roger Bart, Bijou Phillips, Heather Matarazzo, Richard Burgi, Jay Hernandez | Horror | Lionsgate, Screen Gems. Preceded by Hostel |
| Hot Rod | Akiva Schaffer | Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane | Comedy | Paramount Pictures |
| The Hunting Party | Richard Shepard | Terrence Howard, Richard Gere | Adventure | |
| I Am an American Soldier | John Laurence | The Iraq War | Documentary | |
| I Am Legend | Francis Lawrence | Will Smith | Science fiction | Based on a novel by Richard Matheson |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | Amy Heckerling | Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd | Romantic comedy | |
| I Know Who Killed Me | Chris Sivertson | Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough | Thriller | winner of Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture |
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | Dennis Dugan | Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel | Comedy | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media |
| I Think I Love My Wife | Chris Rock | Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres | Romantic comedy | Based on Love in the Afternoon |
| I'm Not There | Todd Haynes | Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw | Bio-pic, Musical | The Weinstein Company |
| In the Land of Women | Jon Kasdan | Adam Brody, Kristen Stewart, Meg Ryan, Olympia Dukakis, Makenzie Vega | Comedy-drama | |
| In the Valley of Elah | Paul Haggis | Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon | Drama | |
| Interview | Steve Buscemi | Steve Buscemi, Sienna Miller | Drama | Based on Interview |
| Into the Wild | Sean Penn | Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian Dieker, Vince Vaughn, Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Stewart, Hal Holbrook | Adventure, Drama | Paramount Vantage. Based on Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer |
| The Invasion | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig | Science fiction | Based on The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney |
| The Invisible | David S. Goyer | Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette, Marcia Gay Harden | Thriller | Hollywood Pictures. Based on Den Osynlige |
| Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Jamie Babbit | Melonie Diaz | Comedy | |
| Joshua | George Ratliff | Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga | Thriller | |
| Juno | Jason Reitman | Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J. K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby | Comedy-drama | Winner of Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy |
| Kickin' It Old Skool | Harvey Glazer | Jamie Kennedy, Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., Maria Menounos | Comedy | Yari Film Group |
| Killing Zelda Sparks | Jeff Glickman | Colm Feore | Drama | |
| The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | Seth Gordon | Steve Wiebe's attempts to break the world high score for Donkey Kong | Documentary | Picturehouse |
| King of Punk | Kenneth Van Schooten | The punk subculture between 1976 and 1982 | Documentary | |
| The Kingdom | Peter Berg | Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Jeremy Piven, Danny Huston, Richard Jenkins | Action | Universal Pictures |
| The Kite Runner | Marc Forster | Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub | Drama | DreamWorks Pictures. Based on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini |
| Knock Knock | Joseph Ariola | Nicole Abisinio | Horror | |
| Knocked Up | Judd Apatow | Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann | Comedy | |
| Lady Magdalene's | J. Neil Schulman | Nichelle Nichols, Susan Smythe | Action | |
| Lake of Fire | Tony Kaye | abortion in the United States | Documentary | |
| Lars and the Real Girl | Craig Gillespie | Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider | Comedy-drama | |
| The Last Mimzy | Bob Shaye | Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O'Neil, Rainn Wilson, Joely Richardson | Family, Sci-fi | New Line Cinema. Based on Mimsy Were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett |
| The Last Sin Eater | Michael Landon, Jr. | Liana Liberato, Louise Fletcher, Henry Thomas | Drama | |
| License to Wed | Ken Kwapis | Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski | Romantic comedy | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| The Life Before Her Eyes | Vadim Perelman | Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood | Drama | based on The Life Before Her Eyes by Laura Kasischke |
| Lions for Lambs | Robert Redford | Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise | Drama | MGM Pictures, United Artists |
| The List | Gary Wheeler | Malcolm McDowell, Chuck Carrington, Hilarie Burton | Thriller | |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Len Wiseman | Bruce Willis, Justin Long | Action | Preceded by Die Hard with a Vengeance |
| The Lookout | Scott Frank | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher | Crime | Miramax Films, Spyglass Entertainment |
| Love in the Time of Cholera | Mike Newell | Giovanna Mezzogiorno, John Leguizamo | Drama | based on Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez |
| Lucky You | Curtis Hanson | Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall | Drama | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Lust, Caution | Ang Lee | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang | Thriller | based on "Lust, Caution" by Eileen Chang
winner of the Golden Lion |
| Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) | Jason Kohn, Joey Frank | political corruption and kidnapping in Brazil | Documentary | winner of the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary |
| Margot at the Wedding | Noah Baumbach | Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, John Turturro | Comedy-drama | |
| Marigold | Willard Carroll | Salman Khan, Ali Larter | Romantic comedy | |
| Married Life | Ira Sachs | Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Pierce Brosnan, Rachel McAdams | Crime drama | Based on Five Roundabouts to Heaven by John Bingham |
| Martian Child | Menno Meyjes | John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Joan Cusack | Comedy-drama, Family | Based on "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold |
| Meet the Robinsons | Stephen J. Anderson | Jordan Fry, Harland Williams, Tom Kenny | Animation | based on A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce |
| The Messengers | Oxide Pang, Danny Pang | Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller | Horror | |
| Michael Clayton | Tony Gilroy | George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe, Merritt Weaver, Ken Howard | Thriller | Warner Bros. |
| A Mighty Heart | Michael Winterbottom | Angelina Jolie | Drama | Based on A Mighty Heart by Mariane Pearl |
| The Mist | Frank Darabont | Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones | Horror | Based on "The Mist" by Stephen King |
| Mister Lonely | Harmony Korine | Diego Luna, Samantha Morton | Comedy-drama | |
| A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper | James Quattrochi | Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Kay Panabaker | | based on The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain |
| Monster Camp | Cullen Hoback | live action role-playing game | Documentary | |
| The Mother of Tears | Dario Argento | Asia Argento, Daria Nicolodi, Moran Atias | Comedy-drama | Preceded by Inferno |
| Moving McAllister | Andrew Black | Ben Gourley, Mila Kunis, Jon Heder, Rutger Hauer | Comedy | |
| Mr. Brooks | Bruce A. Evans | Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, William Hurt | Thriller | |
| Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Zach Helm | Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, Zach Mills | Fantasy | |
| Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington | Jonathan Neil Schneider | Campaign financing in Washington | Documentary | |
| Mr. Woodcock | Craig Gillespie | Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon | Comedy | |
| Mr. Untouchable | Marc Levin | the rise and fall of Leroy Barnes | Documentary | |
| Music and Lyrics | Marc Lawrence | Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore | Romantic comedy | |
| My Bollywood Bride | Rajeev Virani | Jason Lewis, Kashmira Shah | Romantic comedy | |
| My Sexiest Year | Howard Himelstein | Frankie Muniz, Harvey Keitel, Haylie Duff | Comedy | |
| Nancy Drew | Andrew Fleming | Emma Roberts | Crime, Family | Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the Nancy Drew franchise |
| Nanking | Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman | the 1937 Nanking Massacre | Documentary | |
| The Nanny Diaries | Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans | Comedy-drama | Based on The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus |
| National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Jon Turteltaub | Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Justin Bartha, Helen Mirren | Adventure | Preceded by National Treasure |
| Netherbeast Incorporated | Dean Ronalds | Darrell Hammond, Judd Nelson | Horror | |
| Next | Lee Tamahori | Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel | Science fiction | Based on The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick |
| No Country for Old Men | Joel and Ethan Coen | Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin | Crime drama | Based on novel by Cormac McCarthy
winner of Academy Award for Best Picture and Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama |
| No End in Sight | Charles H. Ferguson | the American occupation of Iraq | Documentary | |
| No Reservations | Scott Hicks | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin | Romantic comedy | Based on Mostly Martha |
| Nobel Son | Randall Miller | Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Eliza Dushku, Danny DeVito | Drama | |
| Norbit | Brian Robbins | Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Comedy | DreamWorks Pictures |
| Normal Adolescent Behavior | Beth Schacter | Amber Tamblyn, Ashton Holmes | Drama | |
| Numb | Harris Goldberg | Matthew Perry | Comedy-drama | |
| The Number 23 | Joel Schumacher | Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen | Thriller | |
| Ocean's Thirteen | Steven Soderbergh | George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Blake Lively | Comedy, Crime | Preceded by Ocean's Twelve |
| Oh, Saigon | Doan Hoang | The Fall of Saigon | Documentary | |
| Only for You | Donna Persico | Shea Curry | Romance | |
| Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience | Richard E. Robbins | The lives and experiences of American combat soldiers in the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan | Documentary | |
| P.S. I Love You | Richard LaGravenese | Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler | Romance | Based on PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern |
| P2 | Franck Khalfoun | Rachek Nichols, Wes Bentley | Horror | |
| Padre Nuestro | Christopher Zalla | Jesús Ochoa | Drama | winner of the Grand Jury Prize: Drama |
| Paranoid Park | Gus Van Sant | Gabe Nevins, Jake Miller, Taylor Momsen | Drama | based on Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson |
| Passage to Zarahemla | Chris Heimerdinger | Summer Naomi Smart | Adventure | |
| Pathfinder | Marcus Nispel | Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means | Action | Based on Pathfinder |
| The Perfect Holiday | Lance Rivera | Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, Terrence Howard, Queen Latifah | Family | Yari Film Group |
| Perfect Stranger | James Foley | Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi | Crime drama | |
| Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud | Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux | Animation | based on Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Gore Verbinski | Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Rush, Chow Yun-fat | Adventure, swashbuckler | preceded by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
| The Poughkeepsie Tapes | John Erick Dowdle | Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger | Crime drama | |
| Premonition | Mennan Yapo | Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Nia Long | Thriller | |
| Press Start | Ed Glaser | Joshua Stafford, Daniel Pesina | Comedy | |
| Pride | Sunu Gonera | Bernie Mac | Drama | |
| Primeval | Michael Katleman | Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones | Horror | |
| Ratatouille | Brad Bird | Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Brad Garrett | Animation | winner of Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe and Satellite Award |
| The Reaping | Stephen Hopkins | Hilary Swank, AnnaSophia Robb, David Morrissey, Stephen Rea | Horror | |
| Redline | Andy Cheng | Tim Matheson, Nathan Phillips, Nadia Bjorlin, Eddie Griffin | Action | |
| Redrum | Kenny Young | Kenny Young, Jill Marie Jones | Comedy | |
| Reign Over Me | Mike Binder | Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler | Drama | Columbia Pictures |
| Remember the Daze | Jess Manafort | Chris Marquette, Sean Marquette, Amber Heard, Lyndsy Fonseca | Comedy-drama | |
| Rendition | Gavin Hood | Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep | Drama | New Line Cinema |
| Reno 911!: Miami | Robert Ben Garant | Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Wendi McLendon-Covey | Comedy | based on Reno 911! |
| Reservation Road | Terry George | Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino | Drama | Focus Features. Based on Reservation Road |
| Resident Evil: Extinction | Russell Mulcahy | Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter | Action, Horror | Screen Gems. Preceded by Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
| Resurrecting the Champ | Rod Lurie | Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett | Drama | Yari Film Group |
| Rocket Science | Jeffrey Blitz | Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto | Comedy-drama | |
| Rolling | Billy Samoa Saleebey | Sanoe Lake | Drama | |
| Rush Hour 3 | Brett Ratner | Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker | Action | Preceded by Rush Hour 2 |
| Savage Grace | Tom Kalin | Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy | Drama | based on Savage Grace by Natalie Robins and Steven M. L. Aronson |
| The Savages | Tamara Jenkins | Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman | Comedy-drama | |
| Saw IV | Darren Lynn Bousman | Tobin Bell, Lyriq Bent, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell | Horror, Thriller | Lionsgate. Preceded by Saw III |
| The Seeker | David Loren Cunningham | Ian McShane | Fantasy | based on The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper |
| Seraphim Falls | David Von Ancken | Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson | Western | |
| Shadow Puppets | Michael Winnick | Jolene Blalock, Tony Todd, James Marsters | Horror | |
| Shoot 'Em Up | Michael Davis | Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci | Action | |
| Shooter | Antoine Fuqua | Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, Michael Peña, Ned Beatty | Crime drama | Paramount Pictures. Based on Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter |
| ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Dori Berinstein | The 2003–04 Broadway season of Wicked, Taboo, Caroline, or Change and Avenue Q | Documentary | |
| Shrek the Third | Chris Miller, Raman Hui | Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz | Animation | preceded by Shrek 2 |
| Sicko | Michael Moore | American health care and pharmaceutical industry | Documentary | winner of Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film |
| The Simpsons Movie | David Silverman | Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith | Animation | based on The Simpsons |
| Sinner | Marc Benardout | Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Michael E. Rodgers | Drama | |
| Sinners | Tory Christopher | Ben Kurland | Crime drama | |
| Sleuth | Kenneth Branagh | Michael Caine, Jude Law | Drama | based on Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer |
| Slipstream | Anthony Hopkins | Anthony Hopkins | Science fiction | |
| Smiley Face | Gregg Araki | Anna Faris, John Krasinski | Comedy | |
| Smokin' Aces | Joe Carnahan | Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Alicia Keys, Jeremy Piven, Ben Affleck | Crime drama | |
| Socket | Sean Abley | Derek Long, Alexandra Billings | Science fiction | |
| Spider-Man 3 | Sam Raimi | Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace | Superhero | Preceded by Spider-Man 2 |
| Spiral | Joel David Moore, Adam Green | Amber Tamblyn, Joel David Moore, Zachary Levi | Drama | |
| Stardust | Matthew Vaughn | Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro | Fantasy | based on Stardust by Neil Gaiman |
| The Star of Bethlehem | Stephen Vidano | Frederick Larson's search for the Star of Bethlehem | Documentary | Mpower Pictures |
| Starting Out in the Evening | Andrew Wagner | Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor | Romance | based on Starting Out in the Evening by Brian Morton |
| A State of Vine | Don Scioli | Wine industry | Documentary | |
| Still Green | Jon Artigo | Sarah Jones, Ryan Kelley, Douglas Spain | Drama | |
| Stomp the Yard | Sylvain White | Columbus Short, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo | Dance, drama | |
| Strange Culture | Lynn Hershman Leeson | the case of Steve Kurtz | Documentary | |
| Stuck | Stuart Gordon | Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea | Crime | |
| Suburban Girl | Marc Klein | Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alec Baldwin, Maggie Grace, Chris Carmack | Romantic comedy | |
| Suffering Man's Charity | Alan Cumming | Alan Cumming, David Boreanaz | Comedy | |
| Sunshine | Danny Boyle | Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis | Science fiction | |
| Superbad | Greg Mottola | Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen | Comedy | |
| Surf's Up | Ash Brannon, Chris Buck | Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel | Animation | |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Tim Burton | Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Laura Michelle Kelly | Musical, thriller | based on the stage musical |
| Talk to Me | Kasi Lemmons | Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Martin Sheen | Biography, Drama | Focus Features |
| Taxi to the Dark Side | Alex Gibney | the murder of Dilawar | Documentary | winner of Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature) |
| The Ten | David Wain | Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Paul Rudd | Comedy | |
| There Will Be Blood | Paul Thomas Anderson | Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O'Connor | Drama | based on Oil! by Upton Sinclair; Academy Award for Day-Lewis |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | Susanne Bier | Halle Berry, Benicio del Toro | Drama | |
| TMNT | Kevin Munroe | James Arnold Taylor, Mitchell Whitfield, Mikey Kelley, Nolan North | Animation | based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise |
| Transformers | Michael Bay | Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson | Science fiction | Based on the Transformers franchise |
| Underdog | Frederik Du Chau | Alex Neuberger, Amy Adams, Jason Lee | Superhero | Based on Underdog |
| Vacancy | Nimród Antal | Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale | Horror, Thriller | |
| Waitress | Adrienne Shelly | Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto | Comedy-drama | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Jake Kasdan | John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer | Musical comedy | |
| War | Philip Atwell | Jet Li, Jason Statham | Action | |
| War/Dance | Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine | Acholi ethnic group in Uganda refugee camp | Documentary | |
| The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | Jay Russell | Emily Watson | Fantasy | based on The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith |
| We Are the Strange | M. dot Strange | Chaylon Blancett | Animation | |
| Welcome to Nollywood | Jamie Meltzer | The cinema of Nigeria | Documentary | |
| We Own the Night | James Gray | Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall | Crime drama | |
| What Love Is | Mars Callahan | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Romantic comedy | |
| What We Do Is Secret | Rodger Grossman | Shane West, Bijou Phillips, Rick Gonzalez | Biography | |
| Whisper | Stewart Hendler | Josh Holloway, Blake Woodruff | Horror | |
| White Noise: The Light | Patrick Lussier | Nathan Fillion, Katee Sackhoff | Horror | preceded by White Noise |
| Who's Your Caddy? | Don Michael Paul | Lil Wayne, Andy Milonakis | Comedy | |
| Why Did I Get Married? | Tyler Perry | Denise Boutte, Richard T. Jones, Sharon Leal, Lamman Rucker, Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Malik Yoba, Janet Jackson | Dramedy | Lionsgate |
| Wild Hogs | Walt Becker | John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei | Comedy | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Wind Chill | Gregory Jacobs | Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes | Horror | |
| Year of the Dog | Mike White | Molly Shannon, Laura Dern | Comedy-drama | |
| Year of the Fish | David Kaplan | Tsai Chin, Ken Leung | Animation | |
| You Kill Me | John Dahl | Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina | Crime, Comedy | |
| Youth Without Youth | Francis Ford Coppola | Tim Roth, Bruno Ganz | Romance | based on Youth Without Youth by Mircea Eliade |
| Zodiac | David Fincher | Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Chloë Sevigny, John Carroll Lynch, Brian Cox | Crime drama | Based on Zodiac by Robert Graysmith |
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