Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.

Historia włoskiej rodziny Mancuso, która w 1913 roku za namową pewnego Amerykanina postanawia poszukać lepszego życia, emigrując do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Salvatore Mancuso, ubogi owdowiały farmer, ma nadzieję, że za wielką wodą on i wszyscy członkowie jego rodziny, łącznie z matką-staruszką, odnajdą swoje miejsce na ziemi. Na statku dołącza do nich Lucy, Angielka, która z pewnych względów chce za wszelką cenę zejść na ląd już jako mężatka... Jednak na lądzie czeka ich przede wszystkim bezlitosna selekcja, jaką w owych czasach przechodzili emigranci, przybywający do nowego świata. [opis dystrybutora dvd]

An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.

Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.