A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Med vind, fantasi og smittende storøyd undring presenterer Steven Speielberg i denne filmen et uimotståelig og komisk fantasibilde som sprenger grensene for tid og rom. Michael J. Fox spiller rollen som Marty McFly, en typisk amerikansk tenåring på åttitallet. Michael blir ved et uhell sendt tilbake til 1955 i den plutoniumsdrevne tidsmaskinen DeLorean, som er funnet opp av den gale oppfinneren Christopher Lloyd. I løpet av det ustyrtelige morsomme og forbløffende oppholdet i fortiden, må Marty sørge for at hans fremtidige foreldre, tenåringer Crispin Glover og Lea Thompson, møtes og forelsker seg i hverandre - slik at han kan komme tilbake til fremtiden. Det er Robert Zemeckis som har regissert denne sjarmerende spenningskomedien, som vil få deg til å ønske deg tilbake til fremtiden om og om igjen.
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
En dag faller piken Sheeta ned fra himmelen. Rundt halsen bærer hun en magisk krystall som har vært i familien i flere generasjoner. Denne magiske krystallen er både pirater og hæren ute etter, fordi den viser vei til Laputa, himmelslottet oppe i skyene. Fra himmelen faller hun i armene til guttungen Pazu og sammen danner de et unikt vennskap og drar på en reise for å finne den siste svevende byen som er igjen etter menneskenes ødeleggelser.
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Mickey vil selge marihuna-imperiet sitt og avgjørelsen utløser et kaotisk ras av rykter, bestikkelser og utpressing i Londons kriminelle underverden.
Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
An aspiring writer goes to the airport to pick up a high school friend returning from a trip to Africa but is disheartened to see her with another man.
En koreansk-amerikansk familie som flytter til en liten gård i Arkansas på jakt etter sin egen amerikanske drøm. Familiedynamikken endres fullstendig når deres bannende, men utrolig kjærlige bestemor kommer etter.
This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar, a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda. When Oscar is killed by police during a bust gone bad, his spirit journeys from the past -- where he sees his parents before their deaths -- to the present -- where he witnesses his own autopsy -- and then to the future, where he looks out for his sister from beyond the grave.
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.
A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.