| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 3615 code Père Noël | René Manzor | Alain Lalanne, Louis Ducreux, Brigitte Fossey | Horror thriller | |
| The 15 Year Old Girl | Jacques Doillon | Judith Godrèche, Melvil Poupaud | Drama | Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival |
| Asterix and the Big Fight | Philippe Grimond | | Animation | |
| Baptême | René Féret | Valérie Stroh, Jean-Yves Berteloot | Biopic | Won Golden Bayard Award [1] |
| Chimère | Claire Devers | Béatrice Dalle | Drama | Entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Peter Greenaway | Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard | Crime drama art | British-French co-production |
| Gang of Four | Jacques Rivette | Bulle Ogier, Benoît Régent | Drama | Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre | Denis Amar | Lambert Wilson, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Hirsch | Drama | Robert Hirsch won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Je suis le seigneur du château | Régis Wargnier | Régis Arpin, Dominique Blanc | Thriller drama | 1 nomination |
| Jesus of Montreal | Denys Arcand | Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening | Drama | |
| La Révolution française | Robert Enrico | Jane Seymour, Peter Ustinov, Jean-François Balmer, Klaus Maria Brandauer | Historical Drama/Political Thriller | |
| Life and Nothing But | Bertrand Tavernier | Philippe Noiret, Sabine Azéma | Drama | |
| Monsieur Hire | Patrice Leconte | Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire | Drama | Entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival |
| Roselyne et les lions | Jean-Jacques Beineix | Isabelle Pasco | Romantic drama | |
| Thick Skinned | Patricia Mazuy | Sandrine Bonnaire | Drama | Screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival |
| Trop belle pour toi | Bertrand Blier | Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko | Comedy drama | 6 wins & 7 nominations |
| Un tour de manège | Pierre Pradinas | Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet | Crime drama | |
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