Den nervøse Norman Bates ejer et motel med tilhørende krageslot, som næppe er stedet for en hyggelig hjemme aften. Ingen ved det bedre end Janet Leigh, filmens uheldige heltinde, som får det at føle i den klassiske scene i brusebadet.
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
Throne of Blood er baseret på Shakespeares skuespil Macbeth, men den er så meget mere end bare en almindelig adaptation af det berømte stykke. Historien udspiller sig i Japan under samuraiernes storhedstid. Vi følger en hærleder, som på grund sin kones magtbegær lader sig overtale til at myrde lederen af den selvsamme klan, som han er medlem af. Den slags forræderi betaler sig sjældent, så der går ikke lang tid, før klanens øvrige divisioner rejser sig mod ham, og det hele bliver en kamp om, hvem der nu skal besidde tronen og bestyre klanen.
En kameramand vandrer rundt med et kamera hængende over skulderen og dokumenterer bylivet med blændende opfindsomhed.
The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes, and while they recall the one they created together with the late friend, new ones are on their way, starting right there at the cemetery.
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.
Den indadvendte Jules og den erfarne Jim bliver bedste venner i mellemkrigstiden, hvor de begge forelsker sig i den overjordisk skønne Catherine. Jim lader galant Jules gifte sig med Catherine, men den lidenskabelige Catherine trives med usikkerheden og med flere tilbedere, så de tre indleder et trekantdrama, hvor generøsiteten bliver forudsætning for såvel venskab som kærlighed.
Den universitetsuddannede unge mand, William Canfield Jr. kommer hjem for at hjælpe til med arbejdet på sin fars dampbåd på Mississippifloden. Han demonstrerer straks, at han er noget af en landkrabbe. Hvad værre er: den kvinde, han forelsker sig i, er datter af James King, hans fars værste rival - en brutal rigmand, som vil skubbe Williams båd ud på et sidespor.
Antonio 'Tony' Camonte starter fra bunden og arbejder sig op gennem gangsterverdenen. Til at starte med er han blot håndlanger for gangsterbossen Johnny Lovo, men så går Tony efter Johnnys kæreste og sidenhen også hans job. Snart har Tony alt, hvad han kunne ønske sig, men korthuset begynder at falde sammen, da hans højre hånd, Guino, indleder en affære med Tonys søster.
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Den succesrige, midaldrende forretningsmand Richard Forst fortæller en morgen uden varsel sin unge hustru Maria, at han vil skilles. Årsagerne er dunkle, men måske har et møde dagen før med den letlevende Jeannie udløst det brutale udsagn, der får uventede følger
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
Den gamle sherif Steve Judd bliver hyret til at transportere en sending guld gennem et farligt område. Han hyrer sin gamle makker Gil Westrum og dennes protege Heck Longtree til at hjælpe sig. Hvad han ikke ved, er at Gil og Heck planlægger at stjæle guldet undervejs. Undervejs møder de tre en ung kvinde der forsøger at komme væk fra sin far og sin forlovede.
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
John Wayne har en af sin karrieres bedste roller som kavalleriofficeren Captain Nathan Brittles, der er udstationeret midt i indianerland, og som kun har en uge tilbage, før han modvilligt skal på pension. Skønt han hellere vil slås med de røveriske Cheyenne-krigere i området, bliver hans sidste opgave at eskortere majorens kone og niece i sikkerhed uden for fortet. Filmen er den midterste i John Fords trilogi, der desuden består af Fort Apache og Rio Grande.
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.
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, he hates to leave the office. A series of madcap mishaps involving theft or injury (as you would expect in his line of work) ensues after Michel promises Isabelle nothing will delay their marriage and she promises in turn that she's done flying. Once this unlikely promise is made, it becomes premise and both are forced into escalating white lies to maintain the appearance of keeping their word. Their predicament mounts as Isabelle is forced to do a few more flights, while Michel is compelled to travel to New York, Tunisia, and finally Hong Kong, where they are finally reunited in the throes of a contrived and hilarious drug deal involving a 747, water taxi chases, and martial arts.
It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in pursuit of revenge, he will stop at nothing. Hannibal explores the man behind the myth, revealing what drove the 26-year-old to mastermind one of the most audacious military moves in history. With 40,000 soldiers and 37 elephants, he marched 1,500 miles to challenge his enemies on their own soil. It was an act so daring that few people believed it possible.
Tommie is the absolute loser in his home district of Cologne-Kalk: no money, no apartment of his own, no girlfriend. In the exhaust workshop where he toils, the foreman is constantly angry with him. But Tommie is in a great mood: The video freak dreams enthusiastically through the fantasy world of film art, preferably with the bust sex star Gianna S. in the leading role. Tommie collects exhaust pipes. When he steals a particularly capital specimen from Jupp's swank Mercedes, he gets into real trouble. He has no choice but to return the exhaust to Jupp, but his deadly ultimatum of procuring a case of the rare beer brand "Ramsdorfer Kölsch" by seven o'clock in the evening proves to be insanely difficult. Because at the very same time, "Gianna S." is expected in town...