Začne to fotografiou a odkazom na nej: "Zabi ho!" A od tej chvíle sa odvíja tajomný a drsný príbeh Leonarda. Jeho žena bola napadnutá, zavraždená a on si skoro nič nepamätá. Jeho krátkodobá pamäť je preč. Leonard sa ale musí pomstiť. Okamžite ide po vrahovi. Aby nejako kompenzoval výpadky pamäti, všetko si fotí, cvaká spúšťa na svojom Polaroide ako blázon a podstatné fakty si necháva tetovať na telo. Príbeh je rozprávaný zvláštnym spôsobom. Každá dôležitá filmová scéna sa končí tam, kde predchádzajúca začala, a tak musíme byť pozorní, aby sme ten zvláštny prepletenec dejov a stretávajúcich sa postáv dobre vnímali. K hlavnému hrdinovi sa pridávajú ďalší - ukecaný Teddy a barmanka Natália. Všetci sú s vraždou nejako prepojení a stále sa nám do mysle vnucuje kľúčová otázka: Je vrahom skutočne John G., ktorého meno má Leonard vytetované na prsiach?
A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.
Steve McQueen hrá Thomasa Crowna, bostonského magnáta, ktorý len tak pre zábavu uskutoční odvážnu bankovú lúpež.
Pocta režiséra Francoisa Truffauta filmárskemu remeslu sleduje režiséra, hercov a štáb, ktorí pracujú na nakrúcaní melodramatického filmu a pri tom zažívajú svoje vlastné, osobné drámy, radosti i starosti. Zamilujú sa a rozchádzajú, jedna z herečiek otehotnie a nakrúcanie preruší automobilová nehoda...
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.
Tim Lippe celý život žil v ospalom mestečku Brown Valley vo Wisconsine, kde bol zasnúbený so svoju učiteľkou zo siedmej triedy Macy Vanderheiovou a pracoval ako poisťovací agent, aby chránil sny ľudí. Timov život však čoskoro naberie celkom iné obrátky, keď sa vyberie do "veľkomesta" Cedar Rapids na dôležitú konferenciu poisťovacích agentov. Od chvíle, keď sa zapíše na recepcii, je zrejmé, že nesmelý Tim nemá o modernom živote ani potuchy. Katastrofa sa začne, keď mu cestu skríži cestu skúsený lev salónov a vymetač večierkov Dean Ziegler. Netrvá dlho a Tim sa už dopúšťa šialených výstrelkov, nahý sa kúpe v hotelovom bazéne, domáha sa vstupu na párty a podlieha čaru zvodnej viacnásobnej mamičky. Ak Tim tento víkend prežije, jeho život už nikdy nebude ako predtým.
Poviedkový film v duchu hrabalovskej poetiky o nevšednostiach obyčajného života. Jednotlivé poviedky s názvami Smrt pana Baltazara, Podvodníci, Dům radosti, Automat Svět a Romance nakrútili tvorcovia v počiatkoch ich bohatej filmovej kariéry. Film, ktorý zobrazuje rôzne prístupy tvorcov k médiu filmu, možno považovať za manifest českej novej vlny.
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.