| 1 |  Antwone Fisher (2002) | Denzel Washington |
| 2 | Bone Collector, The (1999) | Phillip Noyce |
| 3 | Courage Under Fire (1996) | Edward Zwick |
| 4 | Crimson Tide (1995) | Tony Scott |
| 5 | Cry Freedom (1987) | Richard Attenborough |
| 6 | Deja Vu (2006) | Tony Scott |
| 7 | Devil In A Blue Dress (1995) | Carl Franklin |
| 8 | Fallen (1998) | Gregory Hoblit |
| 9 | For Queen And Country (1988) | Martin Stellman |
| 10 | Glory (1989) | Edward Zwick |
| 11 | Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) | Spike Lee |
| 12 | He Got Game (1998) | Spike Lee |
| 13 | Hurricane, The (1999) | Norman Jewison |
| 14 | Inside Man (2006) | Spike Lee |
| 15 | John Q (2002) | Nick Cassavetes |
| 16 | Malcolm X (1992) | Spike Lee |
| 17 | Man On Fire (2004) | Tony Scott |
| 18 | Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) | Jonathan Demme |
| 19 |  Mighty Quinn, The (1989) | Carl Schenkel |
| 20 | Mo' Better Blues (1990) | Spike Lee |
| 21 | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | Kenneth Branagh |
| 22 | Out Of Time (2003) | Carl Franklin |
| 23 | Pelican Brief, The (1993) | Alan J. Pakula |
| 24 | Philadelphia (1993) | Jonathan Demme |
| 25 | Power (1986) | Sidney Lumet |
| 26 | Remember The Titans (2000) | Boaz Yakin |
| 27 | Ricochet (1991) | Russell Mulcahy |
| 28 | Siege, The (1998) | Edward Zwick |
| 29 | Soldier's Story, A (1984) | Norman Jewison |
| 30 | Training Day (2001) | Antoine Fuqua |
| 31 | Unstoppable (2010) | Tony Scott |
| 32 | Virtuosity (1995) | Brett Leonard |
