Eddie Murphy hrá v tejto skvelej komédii floridského kongresmana Thomasa Jeffersona Johnsona, ktorý využil smrť svojho skorumpovaného predchodcu s rovnakým menom a oklamal celý byrokratický systém vo Washingtone, aby sa dostal so sveta politiky, moci a lobizmu, do sveta, kde peniaze doslova "prekvitajú", do sveta, ktorý preňho predstavoval možnú verziu raja. Všetko prebieha podľa plánu až do chvíle, keď Johnson zistí pravidlá tejto hry. Rozhodne sa bojovať jedinou cestou a jediným spôsobom, ktorý pozná.
Buď je človek niekým, alebo nikým. Frank Lucas veru niekým je. Je to americký gangster, ktorý sa vypracoval z nikoho na niekoho. Môže si tak pohodlne užívať svoj americký sen, ktorý zdieľa i so svojou široko rozvetvenou famíliou. Nič však netrvá večne. Na druhej strane barikády stojí Richie Roberts. Ambiciózny policajt, ktorý sa tiež snaží dopracovať k americkému snu. Na rozdiel od svojich skorumpovaných kolegov sa Roberts snaží odolať každodennému pokušeniu policajného remesla. Keďže sa o americký sen usiluje legálnou cestou, rozhodne sa vrátiť takmer milión špinavých dolárov štátu. Stáva sa zidealizovaným mýtickým hrdinom vo svete bezbrehej policajnej korupcie a zločinu. Americký gangster Ridleyho Scotta je nakrútený podľa skutočných udalostí.
Najradšej by ich vyradili z hry - oni sú však opačného názoru. Aj preto si tanečnica Cory najíma súkromného detektíva Joea Hallenbecka, aby ju chránil. Jej priateľ Jimmy Dix je hráč amerického futbalu v tíme, ktorého manažér Sheldon Marcone lieta v korupčných aférach... Okrem Cory a Jimmyho zatiaľ o nich nikto nevie. Lenže tento zatiaľ neodhalený skorumpovaný funkcionár je pre bezpečnosť svojich nelegálnych zárobkov schopný všetkého - a ani Joe nestačí zabrániť vražde Cory! To už sa však s Joeom spojí Jimmy a v jej byte nachádzajú dôkazy, svedčiace o špinavých praktikách manažéra Marconeho, do ktorých je zapletený aj senátor. Joe má jednoducho smolu... Netrvá dlho a Marcone ho nechá uniesť, a vzápätí mu s pokojom v hlase oznámi, aký osud ho čaká! Je tu však aj Jimmy, ktorý Joea dostane z nastraženej pasce. Joe je odhodlaný Marconeho za každú cenu zničiť...
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
V Atlantic City sa schyľuje k boxerskému zápasu v ťažkej váhe. Miestny detektív Rick Santoro nemôže medzi rozvášnenými fanúšikmi chýbať. Rád stávkuje a rád používa svoju policajnú placku, aby prefláknutého bookmakera sucho obral o pár stoviek dolárov. Detektív Santoro totiž nie je žiadny svätúšik. To jeho priateľ z detstva Kevin Dunne je vzorom všetkých cností. Dotiahol to až na pravú ruku ministra obrany, ktorý sa cestou z raketovej strelnice zastavil na boxerskom stretnutí roku. Gong. Prvé kolo. Štrnásť tisíc fanúšikov šalejú v dunivom rytme ľavých hákov čiernych šampiónov. Medzi nimi sa skrýva jeden ľadovo pokojný atentátnik s prstom na spúšti.
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show. Father Sebastián counsels the townspeople, lecturing them on their duties in a modern society. He used the collection plate to redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.
Heidi, the star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch, The Walrus, is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, drug dealing, and murder.
A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctor’s time in the village winds to a close, acting mayor Murray French has no choice but to pull out all the stops and begin The Grand Seduction.
Seven policemen, seven deadly sins, a murder case, secrets and the filth of everyday police work: Traffic Department transports the viewer into the darkest Warsaw streets.
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative adventure, they must contend with obstructive authorities and the jealousies and mistrust of a small community of would-be adoptive parents.
Kicha is a modern-day Robin Hood, who along with his friend, Mani, steals from the rich to aid the poor. In society, he is a respected man who runs a small business.
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing house is to be robbed.
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
The fast career of a young Neapolitan among contraband, gambling dens, bribes and illegality. He will upgrade its rank till the maximum level of the "Family".
