Except from his short appearances in Underground (the weapon dealer at the end of the film) and in Arizona Dream (a client of the bar where Axel and Paul discuss, who plays with peanuts), Emir Kusturica only started truly his acting career with his first great role : the one of Neel August in The widow of Saint-Pierre by Patrice Leconte.

• 200? - Hermano¹⁾, by Giovanni Robbiano : Chomsky
• 2009 - Farewell²⁾, by Christian Carion : Vladimir Vetrov, Russian spy
• 2008 - Maradona : himself
• 2006 - There is no direction, by Sarah Bertrand : himself
• 2006 - Viaggio Segreto, by Roberto Ando : Harold
• 2005 - Mister K, by Augustin Legrand & Ronan Dénécé : himself
• 2004 - Pas assez de volume (notes sur l'OMC), by Vincent Glenn : himself
• 2003 - The good thief, by Neil Jordan : Vladimir
• 2003 - Strawberries at the supermarket (Jagoda u supermarketu), by Dušan Milić : the general
• 2001 - Super 8 Stories : himself
• 2000 - The widow of Saint-Pierre, by Patrice Leconte : Neel Auguste

• 1995 - Underground : weapon dealer
• 1993 - Arizona Dream : client of a bar in New-York

• 1989 - Time of the Gypsies : client of a bar in Milan ³⁾
• 1982 - 13 july (13. jul), by Radomir Saranović, italian officer

• 1978 - The brides are coming : the delivery guy
• 1972 - Valter Brani Sarajevo, by Hajrudin Krvavać