Philippe Abrams, el director de una oficina de correos del sur del Francia, intenta obtener de manera fraudulenta su traslado a la Costa Azul pero, una vez desenmascarado, le obligan a trabajar en Bergues, un pueblo junto a la frontera con Bélgica. Aunque cuando llega allí se encuentra con un lugar idílico y gentes encantadoras, a su mujer le asegura que vive en un auténtico infierno.
Loretta, una viuda de origen italiano que vive en Nueva York, decide contraer matrimonio con Johnny, un solterón de carácter débil al que maneja a su antojo. De repente, Johnny tiene que ir a Sicilia para visitar a su madre enferma; entonces le pide a Loretta que se encargue de invitar a la boda a su hermano Ronnie, del que está distanciado desde hace tiempo.
Cody Jarrett y su banda asaltan un tren que transporta 300.000 dólares, asesinan a los conductores y huyen con el dinero. Poco después, los agentes federales inician la persecución, convencidos de que él es el autor del asalto. Cody se entrega a la policía y es condenado a sólo dos años de prisión, ya que ha preparado una coartada perfecta. Sin embargo, los agentes del tesoro están convencidos de que fue el cerebro del asalto y le tienden una trampa.
Danny Muldoon (John Candy) es un policía de Chicago de 38 años de edad que se enamora de la hija del director de una funeraria, pero la relación choca con el firme rechazo de la madre de él, una irlandesa de ideas fijas.
An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with…
Alberto trabaja en la oficina de Correos de una pequeña ciudad del norte de Italia. Presionado por su mujer Silvia, está dispuesto a todo con tal de conseguir el traslado a Milán, incluso a fingirse inválido; pero cuando es descubierto lo sancionan mandándolo a un pueblecito de Campania, lo cual para un italiano del norte es una auténtica pesadilla. Solo y lleno de prejuicios se traslada a la que considera la tierra de la camorra, de los paletos, los holgazanes... Su sorpresa será enorme cuando descubra un lugar fascinante, unos colegas entrañables, gentes muy hospitalarias y, sobre todo, un gran amigo, el cartero Mattia. Ahora el problema es cómo contárselo a Silvia y a sus viejos amigos.
El joven Vincent aspira a ser como Vincent Price, lo que le hace soñar despierto ante la desesperación de su madre.
Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year old mother who cares for him as a child, and who cannot understand why he took an apartment on his own after all these years. The real "problem" starts when Paul gets to know psychologist Margarethe Tietze whose relationship to her parents is also not so easy after all.
Tanguy es un joven de 28 años brillante en sus estudios, encantador y seductor, que sigue viviendo en casa de sus padres. Los Guetz viven en plena armonía o, al menos, eso parece, porque realmente su madre, Edith, ya no aguanta a Tanguy, y no se siente nada orgullosa de sí misma por sentir un cierto rechazo hacia la carne de su carne. Afortunadamente, cuando termine su tesis de chino, Tanguy se instalará en Pekín. Por eso Edith cuenta los días y se comporta como una madre amantísima, sonriente por fuera, aunque rota por dentro. Pero el día que Tanguy anuncia que va a retrasar un año más su salida de la casa, Edith explota y, junto a su marido Paul, deciden empezar a hacer la vida imposible a su propio hijo.
Elling has lived with his mother all his life. Mom is the practical one, while Elling ponders the more theoretical aspects of life. He spends his time in their apartment reading books and looking at the neighbours through the living room window. Elling doesn't seem to need to be around others like most people. That's why Elling is less than enthusiastic when his mother suddenly decides to take her son on a beach vacation to Spain. Reluctantly, Elling agrees. After all, a lady at her age needs a good man by her side. But what Elling refuses to realize is that Mom is not only old, but also sick. Very sick. On her last vacation she tries to get Elling to see that life is bigger than their living room.
Gregory Brewster is a serial killer, only problem is, he's agoraphobic! Facing an impending eviction from his family home, Gregory has a plan that will save him from being subjected to the one thing he's terrified of... the outside world. Things don't quite go to plan however, when a surprise visit from his new neighbor finds him in a very awkward situation.
Vishnu is a mama's boy, dependent on his widowed mother for everything. He falls in love with Keerthi the second he lays eyes on her. But what happens when his world is shaken apart? Can he cope and keep up with his love?
Yvonne is seething when her devoted son, Michael, declares his intention to marry Madeleine, despite the latter's admitting to having an affair with a mysterious older man. At the same time, George, Michael's father, confides in Yvonne's sister, Leo, that he is in fact Madeleine's other lover. Together, they hatch a plot to end Madeleine's hopes of marriage - by threatening to reveal George's scandalous secret to his son.
Summer is the time to travel, enjoy life, and do or leave what you want. A motor home with two occupants makes its way south. But the two travelers do not travel voluntarily, and certainly not together.
A "mama's boy" falls for a spinster who takes care of children at a department store nursery.
After his father dies amidst rumors that he was an oil swindler, Matthew Denton goes to Texas to discover the truth. But he has been spoiled by his mother and he has a hard time adjusting to his rough surroundings.