While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.

Two contrasting visions of life: on the one hand, the "rock" and adventurous of the brave Livia, cellist without maternal instinct; on the other hand, the reassuring routine of his sister Tina, shy urban vigilant with an ardent desire for maternity.

A common day in the actual Italy, narrated by the different stories of seven different people, it's the starting point for an overview to the 21st century's italian society, among corrupt politicians, unfaithful husbands, hardcore soccer fans and dishonest businessmen.

Adelaide is a 40-year-old literature teacher married with children. One day, she learns about the murder of a wealthy and arrogant co-worker of hers, strangled in her own home. Adelaide meets Gaetano, the charming inspector dealing with the case and decides to help him in the investigation, much to her husband's chagrin.

On the most important day of his young life, a high school senior is forced to relive his failed attempt at losing his virginity over and over again, until he gets it right.

A womanizing lawyer follows his wife and son to a trip to Egypt in a last-ditch effort to make up for his infidelities. Also travelling to Egypt is a bumbling police chief who's desperate to keep his rebellious daughter from becoming a showgirl. The two meet during a Nile cruise. Calamity ensues.

35-year-old Alice has a husband and a son. Her life seems a beautiful dream, but it soon turns out to be a nightmare. Her husband dies in a car accident and her lawyer tells her that she is on her uppers. The only way she has to earn money in a short time is by resorting to the oldest job in history.

While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.

Francesco is a psychoanalyst grappling with three hopeless causes: a bookseller in love with a book thief, a lesbian hell-bent on becoming straight after a heartbreak, and an 18-year-old in a relationship with a much older married man. Unfortunately, these patients are also his three beloved daughters!

Checco, an uneducated but self-satisfied fellow from Milan, who has always dreamed of becoming a police officer, fails his entrance exam for the third time. It must be said that at the oral examination Checco said that the reason why he wanted to join the police was benefits in kind and cronyism! But the young man has connections and he soon finds himself a security agent at the Milan Cathedral. Of course the bumbling idiot proves a living catastrophe! Spotted by Sufien, an Arab terrorist who is preparing an attack against the cathedral, Checco appears as the perfect sucker. To manipulate him, he sends his charming sister Farah to him, with the mission to seduce him...

I 1946 modtager den unge forfatter Juliet et brev fra landmanden Dawsey fra kanaløen Guernsey. Impulsivt rejser Juliet til Guernsey med en plan om at skrive om øens bogklub, der blev grundlagt under krigen. Juliet danner et stærkt bånd med klubbens medlemmer - ikke mindst med Dawsey. Men hun opdager også, at klubben skjuler en hjerteskærende hemmelighed, som de nødigt vil have frem i lyset.

The story of a father and a son. An on the road trip from South to North.

Maria, der er blevet dronning af Frankrig som 16-årig og enke som 18-årig, modstår presset for at gifte sig igen og vender tilbage til sit fødeland, Skotland, for at gøre krav på tronen. Fra sin fødsel har hun også krav på den trone, som Elizabeth I sidder på – dronning af England. De to dronninger kæmper om magt og kærlighed og træffer vidt forskellige valg. Forræderi, oprør og sammensværgelser splitter de to kvinder, der begge oplever magtens bagside.

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever...

Den 12-årige og forældreløse Peter nyder ikke ligefrem tilværelsen på børnehjemmet, hvor han mistænker forstanderen for at gøre livet surt for alle børnene. Men en aften bliver Peter pludselig kidnappet af en bande pirater i et flyvende sørøverskib, der fører ham direkte til Ønskeøen. Det bliver starten på et fantastisk eventyr, der både byder på nye venskaber og livsfarlige kampe, alt imens Peter forsøger at finde frem til sandheden om sin mor, der anbragte ham på børnehjemmet for mange år siden.

A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

Hvad stiller man op, hvis sexlivet skranter? Jay og Annie vælger at indspille en fræk sovekammervideo med dem selv i hovedrollerne. Uheldigvis kommer Jay til at uploade videoen til vennernes og familiens iPads - selv postbudet har fået en kopi.

Moses redder Ramses under slaget mod hittitterne i år 1300 f.kr. Da Ramses senere bliver farao over Egypten, opdager han, at Moses er hans halvbror og sender ham i eksil, fordi han er hebræer. Egypterne holder flere hundredtusinder hebræer som slaver, og Moses modtager en besked fra Gud om, at han skal trodse Ramses og redde slaverne. I en kæmpe udvandring fører Moses nu de mange slaver ud af landet, mens Egypten bliver ramt af de ti bibelske plager.

Mens Tessa forbereder sig på at flytte til Seattle for sit drømmejob, når Hardins jalouxi og uforudsigelige opførsel imidlertid nye højder og truer med at gøre en ende på deres intense forhold. Parrets situation kompliceres yderligere, da Tessas far vender tilbage, og chokerende nye opdagelser om Hardins familie ser dagens lys. I sidste ende må Tessa og Hardin beslutte sig for, om deres kærlighed er værd at kæmpe for, eller om tiden er inde til at gå hver til sit.