Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

Džeimsas (Will Ferrell) – milijonierius, rizikos fondo valdytojas, kuriam gyvenime, panašu, sekasi viskas. Tačiau vieną dieną netikėtai jis apkaltinamas sukčiavimu ir nuteisiamas keliems metams San Quentin kalėjime. Laimei, teisėjas skiria Džeimsui 30 dienų susitvarkyti savo reikalus. Bijančiam, kad išgyventi kalėjime jam nepavyks, Džeimsui šauna idėja, kad gyvenimui už grotų jis privalo pasiruošti - jis turi tapti “kietas”. Pagalbos Džeimsas kreipiasi į Darnelį (Kevin Hart), kuris, jo manymu, tikrai sėdėjo kalėjime. Deja, Darnelis yra tik žodžio kišenėje neieškantis automobilių plovyklos savininkas, kuris net baudos už automobilio parkavimą neleistinoje vietoje nėra gavęs... Bet ko g nepadarysi dėl solidaus honoraro! Sukirtę rankomis, vyrai versis per galvą, kad tik “mokymų” pabaigoje Džeimsas tikrai būtų “kietas”. Na ir kas, kad paaiškės, jog daugelio dalykų jie neįvertino; tuo pačiu ir vienas kito.

Liusinda atsitiktinai traukinyje susipažįsta su Čarlzu. Abu jie turi sutuoktinius ir vaikų, tačiau netikėta pažintis greitai virsta beprotišku romanu. Deja, netrukus ši aistra abiem taps tikru košmaru. Į meilužių viešbučio kambarį įsilaužia ginkluotas užpuolikas. Ir jis nori ne tik pinigų... Tiksliau, jis nori jų daug. Nuo šios akimirkos ramus vyriškio ir moters gyvenimas tampa nesibaigiančia bauginimų, šantažo, prievartos ir nusikaltimų virtine.

Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip. Toni, an enlistee who's in trouble for deserting her unit, soon proves that she's craftier than most inmates.

Mažame Teksaso miestelyje gyvena vietinis laidotuvininkas Bernis Tidis. Vyriškis dainuoja chore, džiaugiasi savo darbu, bei yra visų mylimas. Bernis užmezga draugystę su turtinga našle ir tampa jos kompanionu. Tačiau moteris darosi vis valdingesnė. Galiausiai Bernis tą nužudo, o tuomet susiduria su problema – kaip įtikinti kitus miestelio gyventojus, jog ji vis dar gyva?

Filmas pasakoja apie tikrą žmogžudystę, įvykusią 1996 metais Kartaginos miestelyje (Teksaso valstija, JAV). Filme įvykius komentuoja ir tikrąjį Bernį Tidį pažinoję žmonės.

Frenkas yra protingas, stiprus ir charizmatiškas prestižinės turtingo Niujorko priemesčio mokyklos direktorius. Šios mokyklos absolventai lengvai patenka į geriausius šalies universitetus, o iš tėvų ir paramos fondų į jos biudžetą įplaukia milijonų dolerių sumos. Laikraščiuose gausu Frenko nuotraukų draugijoje su garsiais politikais ir sportininkais, o jis pats mėgaujasi ypač prabangiu gyvenimo būdu. Tačiau, paviešinus visuomenei direktoriaus paslaptis, jo reputacija gali sugriūti kaip kortų namelis.

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.

Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.

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.