1. RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson)
2. OUT OF SIGHT (Steven Soderbergh)
3. THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick)
4. A SIMPLE PLAN (Sam Raimi)
5. RUN LOLA RUN (Tom Tykwer)
6. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen)
7. ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (Larry Clark)
8. THE CELEBRATION (Thomas Vinterberg)
9. HAPPINESS (Todd Solondz)
10. THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS (Erick Zonca)
Honorable Mention: AUTUMN TALE (Rohmer); BUFFALO ’66 (Gallo); CLASS TRIP (Miller); THE GENERAL (Boorman); I STAND ALONE (Noe); THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (Stillman); LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER (Assayas); MY NAME IS JOE (Loach); THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Farrelly); ZERO EFFECT (Kasden)
Notable Shorts: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Anderson); LICK THE STAR (Coppola); PRAISE YOU (Jonze); THIS IS HARDCORE (Nichol)