Lærerinden Blanche DuBois må forlade sin hjemby efter rygter om, at hun har forført en 17-årige elev. Hun rejser til New Orleans og opsøger sin gravide søster Stella og hendes mand Stanley. Men den forfinede Blache og hendes usofistikerede svoger kan slet ikke finde ud af det med hinanden, og samtidig er Blanches fortid ved at indhente hende.

Efter den fummelfingrede produkttester Fielding Mellish er blevet fyret af sin politisk aktive kæreste, Nancy, rejser han til den sydamerikanske mini republik San Marcos for at restituere sin selvrespekt. Men det bliver så som så med respekten, for kort efter ankomsten kidnappes han af en gruppe revolutionære og - utroligt nok - lykkes revolutionen. Men da deres leder går bananas og bliver fuldkommen vanvittig, erstatter guerillaerne ham med den til lejligheden nødtørftigt forklædte Mellish i den tro, at han kan redde revolutionen og landets fremtid... Men det kan han sjovt nok ikke...! Han indfører bl.a. svensk som hovedsprog og dekreterer en højst ukonventionel brug af borgernes undertøj inden hans karriere som diktator ender ved domstolene.

Den alkoholiserede professor George skændes uophørligt med sin kone Martha på den mest modbydelige måde. Det forhindrer dem ikke i at invitere Georges kollega Nick og dennes kone Honey over på besøg. Det bliver en forfærdelig aften, som ingen af de fire glemmer lige med det første.

En lille mexicansk landsby plages af slynglen Calvera og hans banditter, så landsbyrådet beslutter sig derfor til at hyre beskyttelse. Problemet er bare, at de ikke har nogen penge at tilbyde. Men da den berygtede revolvermand Chris lader sig hyre og begynder at overtale nogle af sine kollegaer, får de mexicanske bønder modet tilbage.

'Vi vandt Vesten' ('How the West Was Won') er en storslået western fra 1962, der følger en familie i flere generationer på deres rejse fra staten New York til Stillehavet. Filmen blev nomimeret til otte Oscars ved Oscar-uddelingen 1964, bl.a. for bedste film, og vandt tre: For bedste manuskript, bedste klipning og bedste lyd.

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

Jura is 23 years old - and Lena is 23. They live in Budennovsk, play computer games, walk and learn. They live in a city where Shamil Basayev entered 23 years ago with militants, and know almost nothing about the events of that time.

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman crippled by indecision; and Flyn, a budding actress; struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman, his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate…

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

Macho-Harry får hjælp af en kvindelig makker Kate til at opklare kidnapningen af byens borgmester. Harry går under cover og deler flade ud i store mængder, mens Kate hjælper til fra stationen. Makkerparret opdager, at borgmesteren bliver holdt fanget på Alcatraz, og så er det tid til at finde det tunge stykts frem.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.

Cléo bevæger sig rundt og rundt i Paris, mens hun venter på resultatet af en lægeundersøgelse, som hun frygter vil betyde en dødsdom.

Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature.

A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason.

Two Greek children embark on a journey to search for their father, who supposedly lives in Germany.

Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything. Visions and reality are thrown together in a confusing maze. Alex tries to escape from this muddle but what he discovers turns out to be rather frightening…

Judah Rosendahl er en retskaffen og ærlig øjenlæge med en succesfuld praksis, en hengiven kone, børn og et dejligt hjem. Han har en affære med stewardessen Delores, og i et par uger føler han sig ung igen. Men da det går op for Delores, at han ikke vil forlade familien, begynder korthuset at falde fra hinanden. Hun bliver rasende og truer med at fortælle om affæren. I ren desperation klager han sin nød til sin bror, der har forbindelser til mafiaen.