Atlantischer Ozean, 1912: Auf der Jungfernfahrt der Titanic trifft der mittellose Maler Jack Dawson auf die schöne, aber unglückliche Erste-Klasse-Passagierin Rose DeWitt Bukater. Rose reist gemeinsam mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem versnobten Verlobten Cal, den sie aus finanziellen Gründen heiraten soll, aber nicht liebt. Als Jack beobachtet, wie Rose über die Reling klettert, um sich ins Meer zu stürzen, und ihren sicheren Tod abwenden kann, beginnt für beide eine Liebesgeschichte über Klassengrenzen hinweg. Gemeinsam mit Jack entdeckt Rose das ausgelassene Leben der einfachen Passagiere unter Deck der Titanic und das wahre Wesen der Liebe. Währenddessen steuert die als unsinkbar geltende Titanic geradewegs auf einen Eisberg zu.
Die stinkreiche Joanne schikaniert auf ihrer Luxusyacht das Personal nach Strich und Faden. Als sie in trunkenem Zustand über Bord fällt und das Gedächtnis verliert, leugnet ihr Ehemann Grant, sie zu kennen. Dean, ein um seinen Lohn betrogener Zimmermann, rächt sich an ihr, indem er sie als seine Frau ausgibt. Die Ahnungslose hat nun einen heruntergekommenen Haushalt und vier verwilderte Kinder zu versorgen. Wider Erwarten bringt sie Ordnung in Deans Leben, bis zufällig ihr Ehemann auftaucht und Joanne sich an ihr früheres Leben erinnert.
Der Landstreicher Bill Dancer und seine kleine Tochter Sue leben von dem Geld, dass sie sich durch ihre Gaunereien erkämpfen. Eines Tages treffen sie auf die smarte Anwältin Grey Ellison und versuchen wieder einen ihrer Tricks anzuwenden. Als Bill von ihr angefahren wird, erweicht er Greys Herz und sie nimmt die Beiden bei sich auf. Dies ist jedoch nicht im Interesse ihres Verlobten Walker McCormick, der mit Hilfe der Polizei versucht, die Zwei von ihr fernzuhalten. Grey entdeckt allerdings ihre Zuneigung zu den Beiden und versucht Bill und Sue zu helfen ...
Young businesswoman Elyse Samford's life takes a turn when she inherits Samford Candy, a multi-billion dollar corporation, from her retired father. A trademark infringement lawsuit against a rival company brings Elyse to Higgins Attorneys and Sons, where Rob Carelli, a young, too-nice-for-his-own-good lawyer, is bullied by his boss, firm founder Carter Higgins, and his two arrogant sons. Despite his workplace woes, Rob becomes instantly smitten with Elyse. With Halloween just around the corner, Elyse invites the Higgins law firm staff to an opulent masked Halloween costume ball. Rob obeys an order to remain in the office working that night, but has a change of heart when his spunky, 12-year old niece Ruby, convinces him to attend the ball wearing a prince costume. After a magnificent waltz and magical exchange with the handsome "prince," Elyse yearns to locate this mysterious man and hopefully find the romance her life has been missing.
From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Haasan-starrer "Avvai Shanmugi".
A young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.
Derrick is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day, he is seated next to the beautiful pop superstar Jhnelle, who mistakes him for a well-known industry executive. With an instant chemistry, the unlikely pair begin to date.
Ramon is a guy who lives in a neighborhood, in the " fifth courtyard " in urban poverty. Nevertheless, aspires to the love of the daughter of his employer, a woman of another social class.
A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.
In northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the teacher of his highly intelligent younger sister Kathy and daughter of a rich family. Their love is doomed by the social difference, but the vigorous Mary refuses to allow outer circumstances destroying their love.
Im Jahr 1858 kehrt der mittellose Naturforscher William Adamson vom Amazonas in seine englische Heimat zurück und findet Unterschlupf im Herrenhaus eines Reverends, dessen Insektensammlung er aufarbeitet. Er verliebt sich in die Tochter des Hauses und beide heiraten. Doch die Standesunterschiede belasten ihre Beziehung.
Jessica leaves her upper class home to assume an anonymous working class identity. She meets a blue collar guy, Chet and falls in love with the poor but ambitious man. Chet observes a series of suspicious, clandestine meetings with her rich father and his chauffeur which makes him think she is stringing along a "Sugar Daddy" on the side. Financial trickery and sequences of misunderstandings and coincidences culminate with a wedding that turns out much differently than planned.
Kalu is a taxi-driver in Bombay, India. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself, and become rich, before he can even think of marriage. One of the women who loves him, has a father who is involved in gangster-type activities, and would like Kalu also to join him so that he can get rich soon. Kalu has now to decide to become rich quick or sleep better.
Madan comes from a poor family background. Unable to find employment, he takes to gambling in order to pay for his sister's medical expenses. Soon, he forms a bond with Leena, a dancer, and is falsely accused of her murder.
Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the courage to seek love over comfort?
Opposites attract when Trixie, a spoiled rich brat, asks Alex, a hardworking taxi driver, to be her boyfriend to appease her grandfather.
A boy grows up not knowing his real identity. One day a mysterious lady, claiming to be his real mother, divulges the truth about his roots. He is caught between leaving his past and living his new life.
