Leonard Shelby ei kykene muistamaan mitään - paitsi sen, että hänen vaimonsa on murhattu. Aivovaurion takia mies kärsii lähimuistin menetyksestä. Kaikki hänen uudet, vaimonsa kuoleman jälkeiset muistot haalistuvat kymmenen minuutin kuluessa. Leonardin elämä on sirpaleina ja hän yrittää pitää langat käsissään ottamalla kuvia muistutukseksi ja jopa tatuoimalla itseensä tärkeitä asioita. Mies haluaa kostaa vaimonsa murhaajille; mutta tuntuuko edes oikeutettu kosto miltään, jos sitä ei pysty muistamaan ja elämään yhä uudestaan?
Vasta 13-vuotias Adriana kidnapataan Mexico Cityn getosta, ja hänestä tulee yksi villinä rehottavan laittoman kansainvälisen seksiteollisuuden uhreista. Hänet aiotaan salakuljettaa Yhdysvaltoihin ja myydä vastoin hänen omaa tahtoaan, mutta 17-vuotias veli tekee kaikkensa pelastaakseen siskonsa. Hän lähtee vaaralliselle matkalle kohti Rio Grandea, mutta vaikka hän pääsisikin luvattuun maahan, hänellä on vastassaan voimakas alamaailma, josta vain harva selviää hengissä.
Romanttinen rikosdraama miljonääri Thomas Crownista, joka on elämäänsä kyllästynyt vaikkakin menestyvä liikemies. Tylsyyden karkottamiseksi Crown varastaa taidenäyttelystä sadan miljoonan dollarin arvoisen Monet'n ja saa peräänsä sinnikkään vakuutusetsivän, Catherine Banningin. Todisteita nainen ei löydä, mutta löytää niiden sijaan itsensä suhteesta varkaan kanssa.
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Piinaava, lähitulevaisuuteen sijoittuva rakkaustarina tapahtuu aikana, jolloin kaupungeissa vallitsee tarkka valvonta ja kaupunkien väliset alueet ovat valtavaa slummiaavikkoa asukkainaan vailla henkilöpapereita olevia ihmisiä. Tutkija William käyttää päivänsä yleensä väärennettyjen papereiden jäljittämiseen, mutta hän rakastuu päätä pahkaa erääseen pääepäillyistään. Williamin on pakko jättää nainen, mutta naisen muisto ei jätä Williamia rauhaan. Epätoivoinen William löytää naisen uudelleen, mutta vain huomatakseen, että naista syytetään Koodi 46:n rikkomisesta.
Ujo ja naiivi Tim Lippe uskaltautuu ”isoon stadiin” ja lähtee vakuutuskonferenssiin Cedar Rapids -nimisessä kylässä. Siellä hän törmää alan bilehirmuun, jonka iltakinkereihin kuuluu kuokkiminen bileissä, naku-uinti hotellin uima-altaassa ja viettelevän seksikkäät futisäidit. Jos hän vain selviää viikonlopusta, saattaa Tim muuttaa elämänsä loppuiäksi!
A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.
An introverted insurance executive at a car rental service is annoyed by his hyperactive, garrulous coworker, but the two end up becoming friends.
Miyako is a frustrated insurance saleswoman stuck in a major dry spell. She tries every trick in the book, including aggressive flirting, which gets her plenty of gropers but no buyers. One day while venturing down a narrow stairwell, she injures her ankle and happens upon Mitsuru who works for some mysterious foreign company. Decked out in high goth style -- complete with long inky black hair and mascaraed eyes -- Mitsuru cuts quite an odd figure, yet his seductive though menacing ways make him difficult for Miyako to resist. Escorting her to his office to treat her ankle, Miyako notices that his all-female staff seem more glassy-eyed and soul-deadened than the average office workers. In fact, they seem almost like zombies. Later, weird things start happening. Mitsuko finds vomit on her doorstep, she seems to be tailed by a shadowy woman in a red dress, and most strikingly, she finds herself utterly powerless against Mitsuru's advances.
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
Doctor Valois has invented the "flashage", a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux. This is great success, everybody's happy except may be Alain's wife, Jeanne, who's worrying about the changes in Alain's personality. Other patients use the treatment with similar successes, and Valois's happy about it. But the monkeys are changing: non-cured ones are made mad by the over-stability and stereotyped behaviour of the cured ones. So are the humans. When Valois realises he can't stop the process, he decides to "flash" himself.
After losing his job at a publishing firm, Immanuel, joins a private insurance company, where he struggles to meet targets. Soon he is exposed to the ruthless inner workings of his new company, which follows various unethical practices and denies several of his clients' claims on flimsy grounds.
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company. But they don’t count on the persistence of insurance man Rosmer Peck and his secretary Norma Perry.
Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
Daffy Duck is an insurance peddler, who arrives uninvited at Porky Pig's door to persuade him to purchase an accident policy on the pretext that his home is loaded with hazards. When Porky rejects Daffy's claim that accidents in the home are "waiting" to happen, Daffy rigs some.
The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on board. Insurance agent Lucas investigates at the Cote D'Azur, because there's the suspicion that it could have been suicide. He finds out that Hellmann's villa was monitored, the tapes also contain information about the explosion. He uses them for blackmail.
Ferdinand Weitel, a forklift driver, is desperate: Insurance agent Arno von Mehling, a true sales talent, has had contracts signed in record amounts. Now Weitel is wandering through the corridors of the insurance company trying to save what can still be saved - on Shrove Tuesday of all days. The department for customer service and complaints is in a colorful mood and has no ear for Weitel's worries. Finally, secretary Annerose Waguscheit takes heart and tells him about the evening carnival ball "Traum-Police", where he can safely find Mr. Mehling.
Running on Empty (German: Der Lebensversicherer) is a 2006 German drama film directed by Bülent Akinci. It was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival where Jens Harzer won the award for Best Actor.
A thoroughly researched biopic of Charles Ives, America's greatest and most innovative composer (and insurance executive), who combined strikingly futuristic experimentalism with gentle nostalgia. Includes narration taken directly from Ives's own writings, and reminiscence from those who knew him.