While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as they learn more about her past, they uncover a darker plot of supernatural forces vying for power, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
Trinaestogodišnji Sam Cleary sumnja da je njegov misteriozni povučeni susjed gospodin Smith zapravo legendarni samaritanski osvetnik, koji je navodno umro prije 20 godina. S porastom kriminala i gradom na rubu kaosa, Sam sebi daje za zadatak uvjeriti svog susjeda da se prestane skrivati kako bi spasio grad od propasti.
Ti, stvarno siromašni građevinski radnik koji se bori da zadrži svog sina, Dickyja, u privatnoj školi, zamijeni kuglu koju pronađe na otpadu za igračku koja se pokaže mnogo, mnogo više kada se dječak počne igrati s njom.
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Čudovište je istinita priča o prostitutki Aileen Wuornos, koja je ubila sedmero ljudi tijekom 1989. Od malena seksualno zlostavljana, neobrazovana, jedini izvor prihoda našla je u prostitucija s kojom se počela baviti već kao dijete s 9 godina. Kada upozna Selby u koju se zaljubi i s kojom započne vezu, Aileen odluči krenuti drugim putem te započne bezuspješnu potragu za poslom. Na Selbyn nagovor Aileen se ponovno upusti u prostituciju no mučno silovanje koje doživi u njoj potakne jednu drugu stranu.
Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.
Cabirija je prostitutka zlatnog srca, otvorena, naivna poput djeteta. Kada je snađu nevolje, ona ih podnosi sa smiješkom, i dalje vjerujući da je život divan...
Kao u svom ranijem remek-djelu, "Ulici" (La Strada), Fellini i u ovom filmu stvara priču o dobroj, nevinoj ženi u hladnom i zlom svijetu. Glavnu ulogu igra njegova žena, Giulietta Massina. Fellinijeve "Cabirijine noći" nagrađene su 1957. Oscarom, kao najbolji neamerički film te godine.
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.
Nakon niza knjiga koje su doživjele neuspjeh, Charles Dickens odlučuje napisati i samostalno izdati novelu 'A Christmas Carol'.
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink.
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Once upon a time an old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Toto, enters an orphanage. Toto leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. The squatters discover oil in the land and Toto sees a vision of the old woman who gives him a magic dove that will grant him anything he wishes.
Istinita priča o kapetanu Richardu Phillipsu i somalijskim gusarima koji su 2009. godine oteli brod „Maersk Alabama“, prvi američki teretnjak otet u zadnjih 200 godina.
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
Abang and Adi are undocumented orphans living in present-day Malaysia. While the older brother, a deaf mute, has resigned himself to a life of poverty, his younger sibling burns with indignation. A brutal accident upsets the fragile balance of their relationship.