Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.
Samotan, otuđen, s emocionalnim ožiljcima stečenima u Vijetnamu, taksist Travis Bickle vozi noćnu smjenu na Manhattanu. Iako svijet oko njega vrvi životom, Travis nije sposoban uspostaviti odnos ni s kim. Njegov spoj s Betsy, prelijepom pomoćnicom u predizbornoj kampanji, loše završi kad je on odvede u kino na pornofilm. Zatim pokuša spasiti dvanaestogodišnju prostitutku, Iris, od njezina svodnika, Sporta – premda Iris nije baš sigurna želi li biti spašena. Travisov zatomljen gnjev i pogrešno iskazana privrženost na kraju eksplodiraju u provali nasilja i osvete.
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
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.
Ubojicu upuca njezin nemilosrdni poslodavac Bill i drugi članovi njihovog kruga ubojica - ali ona preživi krene i planirati svoju osvetu.
Francis priča nekom poznaniku na klupi kako je sreo strašnog dr. Caligarija: prije puno godina je živio u nekom gradu i bio zaljubljen u djevojku Jane. Jednog dana njegov prijatelj Alan ga pozove da posjete karneval i izložbu tajnovitog dr. Caligarija koji publici predstavi čovjeka Cesarea koji boluje od hodanja u snu i koji stalno spava. Caligari se hvali da Cesare može odgovoriti na bilo koje pitanje pa kada ga Alan upita koliko će još dugo živjeti, ovaj mu odgovori da će umrijeti sutra.
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
Chronicles three years of a middle class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, only troubled by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence however, they are actually planning something sinister.
Jimmy Popeye Doyle i Buddy Cloudy Russo dvojica su newyorških detektiva zaposlenih u odjelu za narkotike. Dopadne ih zadatak da prekinu lanac transporta heroina iz južne Francuske u Sjedinjene Države. Saznavši tijekom istrage da se radi o velikoj pošiljci droge, trag ih dovede do newyorške trgovine slatkišima čiji bi vlasnici, Sal Broca i njegova supruga Angie, mogli biti umiješani u slučaj. Istodobno, u francuskom gradu Marseilleu, otmjeni bogataš Alain Charnier, "kralj" mjesnoga narkomiljea, organizira poslove vezane uz prodaju heroina Amerikancima. Kako je informiran o napredovanju istrage Popeyea i Cloudyja, odluči ih ukloniti i osigurati protok droge.
Just out of jail, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.
An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to reduce the number of garages. As all was already decided and arranged by the chairholder and the board, the decision passes easily at the meeting. But one unexpected event happens - the meeting room's entrance has been locked by an anonymous member and the key is missing...
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
Mukhtar comes to live and work at the police kennels through rather unusual circumstances. Together with his handler, Glazychev, Mukhtar helps to solve large and small crimes.
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
Early autumn, godforsaken Russian countryside. A local hunter Michail witnesses a skirmish in the middle of the forest - three men want to kill the forth, Andrey. Kind-hearted Michail helps Andrey escape and together they run from the villains who chase them. Thus, two totally different men start a long and dangerous journey together, constantly arguing with each other regarding their ideology, morals and opinions about life. But life will put everything on its place and make the men understand who they really are.
The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.
The dentist of the provincial town of Upper Yamki made an unexpected scientific discovery by finding the thirty-third tooth in the patient’s oral cavity, Ivan Sergeyevich Travkin. Travkin, exhausted from pain, was taken to Moscow. Ivan Sergeyevich first becomes a patient of a madhouse (thanks to envious persons), and then — a hero of a scientific international conference and, finally, a patient of a dentist professor Bruk.