| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Adieu Blaireau | | Philippe Léotard, Annie Girardot, Juliette Binoche | Crime | |
| Adieu Bonaparte | | Michel Piccoli, Patrice Chéreau, Christian Patey | Historical film | French–Egyptian co-production |
| ' | | Robert Kramer, Akira Kurosawa | Documentary | |
| Asterix Versus Caesar | , Paul Brizzi | | Animated | |
| Chicken with Vinegar | | Jean Poiret, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet | Mystery | |
| Dawn | | | | |
| Death in a French Garden | | Christophe Malavoy, Nicole Garcia, Michel Piccoli | Thriller | |
| Détective | | | | |
| Gwen, or the Book of Sand | | | Animation | |
| Hail Mary | | Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste | Avant-garde, drama | French–Swiss–British co-production |
| Harem | | Nastassja Kinski, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Goldson | Drama | |
| Hell Train | | Roger Hanin, Gérard Klein, Christine Pascal | Crime | |
| Hold-Up | | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kim Cattrall, Guy Marchand | Comedy, crime | French–Canadian co-production |
| Honeymoon | | Nathalie Baye, John Shea, Richard Berry | Thriller | French–Canadian co-production |
| Hurlevent | | Fabienne Babe, Lucas Belvaux, Olivier Cruveiller | Drama, romance | |
| ' | | Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy | Comedy-drama | |
| ' | | Francis Huster, Sophie Marceau, Tchéky Karyo | Drama, romance | |
| ' | | Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi | Comedy | French–Italian co-production |
| ' | | Sami Frey, Mara Goyet, Juliet Berto | Comedy-drama | |
| ' | | Macha Méril, Didier Kaminka | Comedy | |
| ' | | Bernard Giraudeau, Gérard Lanvin, Christiane Jean | Crime | |
| Manoel's Destinies | | | | |
| Monsieur de Pourceaugnac | | Michel Galabru, Roger Coggio, Fanny Cottençon | Comedy | |
| ' | | Phillippe Vuillemin, Véronique Silver, Bernard Freyd | Drama | |
| | Maria Krasna, Gabriele Osburg, Christiane Millet | Drama, romance | West German–French co-production |
| On ne meurt que deux fois | | Michel Serrault, Charlotte Rampling, Xavier Deluc | Thriller | |
| Parking | | Francis Huster, Keïko Ito, Laurent Malet | Drama, fantasy | |
| Parole de flic | | Alain Delon, Jacques Perrin, Fiona Gélin | Action | |
| Partir, revenir | | Annie Girardot, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Évelyne Bouix | Drama | |
| Police | | Gérard Depardieu, Sophie Marceau, Richard Anconina | Drama, action | |
| P.R.O.F.S. | | Patrick Bruel, Fabrice Luchini, Laurent Gamelon | | |
| Ran | | Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu | Epic | French–Japanese co-production |
| Red Kiss | | Charlotte Valandrey, Lambert Wilson, Marthe Keller | | |
| Rendez-vous | | Juliette Binoche, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Wadeck Stanczak | Drama | |
| Scout toujours | | Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean Rougerie | Comedy | Set in 1965. |
| Shoah | | | Documentary | |
| Subway | | Isabelle Adjani, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Pierre Bacri | Thriller | |
| Tea in the Harem | | | | |
| Three Men and a Cradle | | André Dussollier, Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah | Comedy | |
| Vagabond | | Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss | Drama | |