Naples/Sorrento, mid 20s. A couple of small thieves conceive a scam whereby one of them dresses up as a eunuch Turk to care for the women of the family of a wealthy man. They end up messing everything up, with lots of gags and funny events in the meantime.

A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker

Started in the summer of 1943 by Lattuada and , the because of the war that raged in Italy at the time, the shooting was interrupted several times only to stop for good in September of the same year. It only resumed after the war, in the spring of 1945, but with Mario Costa as the director instead of Lattuada. It was eventually released in September 1945 with only Lattuada billed as the director. Similarly, the film was started with Vittorio Gassman in the role of Brunello, but when the shooting resumed in 1945 he was replaced by Leonardo Cortese

In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.

Totokamen is an entertainer and an illusionist who performs in various Egyptian nightclubs assisted by his manager, Tarantenkamen. Taking advantage of cheesy tricks, Totokamen pretends to be the son of the god Amun.

On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.

Frankrig, længe før revolutionen. Den unge Louis-Dominique Bourguignon, alias Cartouche, er en erfaren tasketyv, som kun røver fra formuende folk. Hver aften må han aflevere byttet til sin onkel. Men en aften gør Dominique oprør og lader sig hverve til soldat. Ved et tilfælde kommer han i besiddelse af to fjendtlige faner og får derfor en udmærkelse. Dette afholder ham imidlertid ikke fra at stjæle lønningskassen og bortføre en højtstående officer.

Valentino Tarocco invents a new life as a famous Milanese designer. He has removed all connection with the past, but an accident will bring him back to his twenties, causing him to recover his Apulian dialect and love for his origins.

Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.

Efter en lang og succesrig karriere som lejemorder er Charly blevet en retskaffen mand. I tre år har han levet et stille liv sammen med sin kone og to børn. Men en morgen bliver Charly udsat for et attentat. Han efterlades alvorligt såret med 22 kugler i kroppen. Gangsteren Tony Zacchia er den eneste, der ville turde forsøge at dræbe Charly. Tony har dog begået en alvorlig fejl: Charly lever stadig.

Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. His actions get Frank shunned by the other officers, and often placed in dangerous situations by his partners. When his superiors ignore Frank's accusations of corruption, he decides to go public with the allegations. Although this causes the Knapp Commission to investigate his claims, Frank has also placed a target on himself.

Fire benhårde, bindegale elitesoldater bliver hængt op på en forbrydelse, de ikke har begået. Heldigvis er den kradsbørstige kvartet ikke sådan at løbe om hjørner med, og snart går jagten på den skyldige ind. Det kommer ikke til at gå stille af sig.

In post-war Italy, the family of typical housewife Delia is in turmoil over the impending engagement of beloved firstborn Marcella. The arrival of a mysterious letter, however, will ignite Delia's courage to face her abusive husband and imagine a better future.

Et sælsomt syn møder drengen Pazu, da den jævnaldrende Sheeta langsomt daler ned fra himlen med en magisk amulet om halsen. Det viser sig, at både Pazu og Sheeta drømmer om at finde Laputa, det svævende slot. Den forældreløse Sheeta håber at finde sandheden om sin familie på Laputa, men regeringens agenter og en gruppe pirater er også på jagt efter det sagnomspundne slot.

Beth Emhoff rejser hjem fra Hongkong til Minneapolis med en hidtil ukendt og ekstremt smittefarlig virus i kroppen. Efter to dage er både hun og familiens søn død. Også i London, Tokyo og Chicago falder folk som fluer. Pandemien breder sig over kloden som en steppebrand. Mens researchere kæmper for at finde en modgift, bidrager bloggeren Alan til panikken ved at sprede misinformation på internettet.

Robert McCall befinder sig hjemme i det sydlige Italien, men han opdager, at hans venner er under kontrol af lokale kriminalchefer. Da begivenhederne bliver dødelige, ved McCall, hvad han skal gøre: at blive sine venners beskytter ved at tage imod mafiaen.

Da hun var lille, trådte Alice igennem troldspejlet og havnede i Eventyrland, hvor hun traf alskens løjerlige personager, såsom Den Gale Hattemager, Filurkatten, Syvsoveren, Kålormen og Hr. Kanin. Som 19-årig vender hun tilbage for at gense væsenerne fra sin barndom og tage det endelige opgør med den krigeriske Røde Dronning.

Batman sætter sig for at udslette organiseret kriminalitet i Gotham med hjælp fra kriminalbetjenten Jim Gorden og den offentlige anklager Harvey Dent. Men de tre bliver hurtigt bytte for den kriminelle bagmand Jokeren, som kaster Gotham ud i det rene anarki og tvinger Batman tættere på at overtræde den hårfine grænse mellem at være helt og blot selvtægtsudøver.

Beretningen om den amerikanske videnskabsmand J. Robert Oppenheimer og hans rolle i udviklingen af atombomben.