Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
Den stenrige finansmand James Kong lever i sus og dus, indtil den dag han anklages for bedrageri. Udsigten til et langt ophold i San Quentin får James til at gå i panik. Han griber fat i den første, den bedste afroamerikaner, han ser, og stikker ham en mindre formue for at få tips til, hvordan man overlever fængslet. Den ydmyge iværksætter Darnell har dog aldrig siddet inde, men går med på fidusen.
Charles er en succesfuld reklamemand og en trofast familiefar, men en morgen i toget til arbejdet møder han den smukke og sexede Lucinda. Deres flirt udvikler sig hurtigt til dampende begær - frokost-dates bliver til fyraften-drinks, og en nat ender de på et hotelværelse. Men deres perfekte og lidenskabelige affære forvandler sig med ét til et mareridt, mere brutalt og voldeligt end de i deres vildeste fantasi kunne forestille sig. Charles' verden er pludselig fyldt med bedrag, bestikkelse, vold og kriminalitet - og hans sikre tilværelse er røget fuldstændig af sporet!
Det skulle have været en pærenem fange-overførsel for de to flådesoldater. Men der var ingen, der havde fortalt dem, at det var en kvinde, der var fangen. Det er jo egentlig også bedøvende ligegyldigt, for hvad skal hun stille op imod to ladebrede, kampseje MP-sergenter? De skulle jo være klar i tilfælde af kriser i størrelsesorden "3. Verdenskrig". Der tog de helt fejl!
Bernie (Jack Black) er bedemand i et lille samfund i Texas og kendt for sit gode humør og gode naboskab. Det undrer derfor alle i byen, da han bliver nær ven med den aldrende, utilnærmelige enke, Marjorie (Shirley MacLaine), og omgivelserne tror ikke deres egne ører, da Marjorie findes myrdet – og Bernie anklages for mord. Filmen er baseret på en sand historie.
Bad Education handler om Frank Tassone og Pam Gluckin, der er skoleledere i et populært Long Island-skoledistrikt. Distriktet er blandt landets bedste og sender altid rekordmange elever til landets fineste universiteter. Men da en stor bedrageri-sag truer med at ødelægge alt det gode, de har opbygget, føler Frank sig nødsaget til at opretholde orden og hemmeligholde sagen – koste, hvad det vil. Filmen er inspireret af virkelige begivenheder.
An unambitious office worker goes to great lengths—specifically 26.2 miles—to one up his exercise-obsessed, micromanaging boss.
Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key to happiness? And if so, how long can it last?
In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
Mahowny arbejder i en bank, hvor han en dag er så heldig at få adgang til en kundes millionkonto. Så ryger alle hæmninger. Under et besøg i Las Vegas glemmer han helt sin kønne forlovede. I Atlantic City fører kasinomanden Victor Foss’ forsøg på at friste Mahowny med en prostitueret blot til konstateringen af, at den eneste kvinde, der frister Mahowny er fru Fortuna.
Over 10 millioner dollars får Mahowny spillet væk på ingen tid og før banken aner uråd. Det er det største bankbedrageri, det er lykkedes en enkelt person at udføre i Canada nogensinde. Den utrolige historie er nemlig sand.
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
David, a university professor, takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration. But instead of the mayor’s dodgy dealings being investigated, David is himself accused of embezzlement and placed under house arrest. Despite the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances, and growing media interest, David remains defiant and will not apologise. With the court case drawing ever nearer, does David have any hope of winning this battle against Goliath?
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.
Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from Trout Industries. A decidedly mixed bag of jurors are chosen to serve on the case, including Eddie, a waiter; Rita, a high-priced call girl; Phil, a high-powered businessman; and Abby, a rabble rousing ex-hippie. When the star witness, the voluptuous Hope Hathaway, takes the stand, she startles everyone with her stories of Sanford's Lothario-esque conquests. Suddenly, the unassuming Sanford is a celebrity heartthrob and he finds himself in headlines and gossip columns across the country. Due to the case's growing notoriety, the judge sequesters the jury. And things start to get wild...
A bank employee uses a loophole in Argentine law to concoct the perfect crime, planning to reap the rewards of his embezzlement after serving six years in prison…
A beautiful computer programmer is framed by her fraudulent lover and sent to prison. When she gets out she agrees to cooperate with a scheme of a fellow-inmate to defraud a bank, in order to have enough money to escape from her (by then) ex-lover.
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.