Tapahtumapaikkana on aina taksi, jossa toisiaan sivuavat mitä erilaisimmat ihmiskohtalot. Elokuvan ehdottomina helminä ovat kohtaukset New Yorkista: Itä-Saksalaisen emigrantin ja Brooklyniläisen YoYon kumppanuuden kehittyminen, Roomasta: suositun koomikon, Roberto Benignin sanallinen ilotulitus sekä Helsingistä, missä apeat miehet potevat elämän tuskaa hyisen yön kynnyksellä.
30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Than Paradise" at the 1983 International Film Festival Rotterdam. When it was later expanded into a three-act feature, that name was appropriated for the feature itself, and the initial segment was renamed "The New World".
Kirjanpitäjä William Blake matkustaa 1800-luvun loppupuoliskolla länteen etsimään työtä. Hän haavoittuu kuitenkin vakavasti luodista, ja hänestä tulee pian etsintäkuulutettu. Lisäksi hän tapaa intiaanin, joka pitää häntä kuolleena englantilaisena runoilijana
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five cups of coffee and two ashtrays are in front of him; he drinks and smokes. Steven joins him. They start a conversation about cigarettes and coffee. Steven likes to drink coffee before he sleeps, so he can dream faster. The conversation jumps around. "You know my mother?" asks Roberto. Steven describes coffee Popsicles. They switch seats; then switch back. Steven has to leave for a dental appointment he's not looking forward to. Roberto makes a startling offer, inspired no doubt by the coffee and cigarettes.
Broken flowers - särkyneet kukat on Jim Jarmuschin ohjaama, käsikirjoittama ja tuottama elokuva, joka sai ensi-iltansa elokuussa 2005.Cannesin elokuvajuhlilla elokuva oli ehdolla Kultaisen palmun voittajaksi, ja voitti "Grand Prize of the Jury":n.Broken Flowers on omistettu ranskalaiselle ohjaajalle Jean Eustachelle. Elokuvan musiikki on etiopialaisen Mulatu Astatken ns. ethiojazzia, ja on herättänyt runsaasti huomiota.Elokuva edustaa Jarmuschin elokuvista eniten perinteistä tyyliä, mutta on kuitenkin gourmettason herkkupala. Pääosaa "Don Johnstonia" esittävä Bill Murray on alkujaan koomikko. Hahmo on ikuinen poikamies, jonka nimi viittaa Miami Vicen tähteen Don Johnsoniin. "Johnston" saa nimettömästi lähetetyn kirjeen, jossa kerrotaan että hänellä on jo aikuisikään ehtinyt poika. "Johnston" lähtee etsimään entisiä naisystäviään löytääksen pojan äidin.
A brother and sister, sitting in a coffee bar, bicker mildly about whose idea it was to come to Memphis and which kind of cigarette is fresher. Danny, their waiter, comes by offering refills; after determining they are twins, he guesses which is the evil one. Without a pause, he sits down and offers his theory about Elvis's twin. He drones on. The good twin finally speaks up, giving her own opinion. The waiter is unfazed. After his boss finally calls him back to work, the twins are free to resume their bickering amidst the coffee and cigarettes.
Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing.
During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.
When a young coffee shop owner is threatened with repossession she must take a chance with life and love as she fights to save her business.
Today, there are more people in the world who play League of Legends than there are people who live in France. We wanted to look inside this rapidly expanding world of competitive gaming, so VICE host Matt Shea flew to South Korea, a country where so-called "eSports" can either make you rich and famous or land you in rehab.
In the future, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in theater that has become a concentration camp for outcast youths.
A woman leaves for a quiet weekend in the country after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon, two generations collide with terrifying results.
Red-haired, sex-obsessed manchild Lucio lazes all day long with his friend Pino until he falls for the beautiful head of the local loony bin. A retelling of 'Pinocchio' from the perspective of a Candlewick-like character.
Kun kauniita nuoria naisia alkaa kadota Los Angelesin kaduilta, on Callanin eli Crossin ja hänen ase-eksperttijoukkonsa aika ryhtyä töihin mysteerin selvittämiseksi. Muinaisen kelttiläisen ristin suomilla uskomattomilla voimilla Callanin on taisteltava pysäyttääkseen kuolemattoman viikingin, joka yrittää tuhota ihmiskunnan. Mukana myös: Vinnie Jones , Tom Sizemore, Jake Busey ja Lori Heuring.
5 best friends, in search of finding ways to get rich, finally find a lot of gold in the forest. Just as they think they finally did it, they get in trouble with a German godfather who kidnapped one of them since he wanted the gold. The besties finally save their friend and return their usual loser days.
Feliks, professional killer, has only 24 hours to get to the distant island, where his beloved woman and the money for the custom made is waiting for him. Lyova Shalamov and his brother Garik have also 24 hours to find and to kill Feliks.