Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.   Director:Danny Boyle   Writers: Irvine Welsh (based on the novel by), John Hodge (screenplay)   Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller

Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.   Director: Wes Anderson   Writers: Owen Wilson (as Owen C. Wilson), Wes Anderson   Stars: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd

Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.   Director: Lars von Trier (as Lars Von Trier)   Writers: Lars von Trier (as Lars Von Trier), Peter Asmussen (co-writer)   Stars: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord. Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Writers: Jens Dahl, Nicolas Winding Refn Stars: Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbæk

A successful black woman discovers that her birth mother is a underprivileged white woman, but the woman denies it. As emotions run high, everyone's secrets are exposed.   Director: Mike Leigh   Writer: Mike Leigh   Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan

Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.   Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited)   Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen   Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.   Director: David Cronenberg   Writers: J.G. Ballard (novel), David Cronenberg   Stars: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.   Director: Mike Nichols   Writers: Jean Poiret (play), Francis Veber (earlier screenplay)   Stars: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman