Wesley Gibson ist ein langweiliger Durchschnittstyp, der gute Gründe hat, sein Leben zu hassen: seine Chefin schikaniert ihn pausenlos und seine Freundin schläft mit seinem besten Freund. Doch dann trifft er die aufregende Fox, gerät mitten in eine Schießerei und erfährt, dass sein verschollener Vater gerade erst brutal ermordet wurde. Wes lernt die Bruderschaft kennen, einen mächtigen Geheimbund, der die Geschicke der Menschheit lenkt. Das frühere Weichei entwickelt durch Fox’ knallharte Ausbildung blitzschnelle Reflexe und übermenschliche Geschicklichkeit. Schließlich tritt Wes in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters, um Rache zu nehmen. Doch auch die Bruderschaft hat eine dunkle Seite und Wes muss entscheiden, wer eigentlich über sein Leben bestimmen soll.
Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.
Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.
Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.
Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as a stock trader. One day, Toru receives word that his father has passed away. He returns to Mount Tate once again, and becomes conscious of a new calling. But, does Toru have what it takes to follow in his father footsteps?
Nijima, a white-collar worker, finds the man responsible for his young daughter's murder. He tortures and interrogates the man, who maintains his innocence, before killing and burying him. He returns to his ordinary life feeling listless and hollow, until he encounters a man that introduces himself as an old friend. The man offers Nijima a new job, and subsequently introduces Nijima to his band of hired killers.
28-year-old Taeko Kase works at an event company. One day, she makes a mistake at work and is reprimanded by her boss Hiroki Itokawa. Making things worse, Taeko Kase is dumped by her boyfriend. Later, Taeko Kase follows the recommendation of cafe clerk Haruto Takagi’s and joins a dating app. With Haruto Takagi’s advice, she decides to meet Makoto Hasegawa from the app.
Bill discovers the office Janitor is dead on the bullpen floor, but no one is upset besides him.
A dull statistician changes his life after winning a pile of money after successfully determining the number of beans in a barrel. He decides to do something novel with the prize and ends up buying a barrel factory. He encounters trouble when the nearby pickle factory is threatened by a shyster attempting to close it.
This is the story of a team of 40 agents facing 4,000 job seekers at a job centre in the Parisian suburbs. Samia, Corinne, Thierry, Zuleika must support and monitor, bring in the numbers, obey policy guidelines and communication injunctions, and find job offers while none is to be found. Will their strong sense of humor save them from the Kafkaian world they work in?
An office worker gets terrorized by an unknown force through an error on his computer.
The tale of Derek, an office worker, as he struggles with the true speed of planet earth.
A woman gets progressively stressed out from her daily routine.
Burnistoun Goes to Work