Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.

Da Matties far bliver dræbt af Tom Chaney, sværger hun hævn. Sammen med den enøjede, alkoholiske Rooster Cogburn og den unge dusørjæger La Boeuf drager hun af sted for at finde Chaney, der har sluttet sig til Ned Pepper's bande. De to revolvermænd har ingen respekt for hinanden, men under de blodige begivenheder bliver de nødt til at arbejde sammen.

Upon returning to his industrial hometown, a young man must decide whether to follow his own dreams or acquiesce to his father's plans for his future.

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.

Eksdetektiven Harry Kilmer bliver hyret af sin ven til at finde vennens datter, der er blevet bortført af den japanske yakuza. I Japan opsøger Harry et tidligere yakuzamedlem, der står i æresgæld til ham. Sammen går de i aktion for at befri pigen, men situationen bliver hurtigt både kompliceret og blodig. Sidney Pollack's action-film fra 1974 var det første forsøg på at lave en amerikansk udgave af den specielle japanske "Yakuza"-filmgenre, hvor blod og tænder og afhuggede hænder og arme typisk flyver igennem luften. Pollack's version er knap så drastisk, men den er tydeligvis lavet på et stort budget.

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.

Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.

Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

Kan en mand være skyldig indtil det modsatte er bevist? Forestil dig at vågne op til morgenavisen, og dit liv var beskrevet på forsiden... og at alt hvad der stod, var detaljeret, men ikke sandt! Det er præcis sådan en konflikt, der opstår i dette moderne drama om pressens uhyggeligt store magt! Michael Gallagher læser i avisen, at han er genstand for en politiundersøgelse. Pludselig kommer alt, hvad han nogensinde har arbejdet for, i fare. Han opsøger journalisten, der har skrevet artiklen, Megan Carter (Sally Field), en utrættelig journalist. Sammen opdager de, at historien med fuldt overlæg blev lækket til Carter af lederen af politiundersøgelsen. Det er hele Gallaghers karriere og liv, der står på spil, da han sammen med Carter kæmper for at afsløre sandheden.

Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off to Marbella for a rollicking week of sex. They then return to London to set up a cozy menage, despite the fact that he loves his wife and children, and now realize that he and Vicki have also fallen in love.

Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest.

Henry lever en trist eksistens. Alt dette ændres dog, da han bliver uskyldigt dømt for et bankrøveri. Nu beslutter han sig for, at han lige så godt kan springe ud som rigtig bankrøver, og han udtænker en snedig og meget indviklet plan. Problemet er bare, at Henrys plan risikerer at løbe ud i sandet, da han falder for den dejlige Julie.

Frustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.

Bullied by classmates, a pudgy military-school student fights back by computer with the devil.

An aspiring reality star’s quest for fame collides with true love and leads him on a path of destruction.