Talentovanému vedcovi Bruceovi Bannerovi nevyjde experiment pri ktorom bol vystavený temer smrteľnej dávke žiarenia gama. Pri tejto nehode bola aj Betty Rossová, jeho skvelá spolupracovníčka a bývalá priateľka. Spočiatku sa zdá, že sa nič nestalo. Lenže jedného dňa opustí Bannerovo laboratórium obrovské monštrum – zelený svalovec, známy ako Hulk, ktorý za sebou zanecháva iba trosky! Je nebezpečný pre ľudí i celý svet. Betty tuší súvislosti, ale vo svojom boji o záchranu zeleného giganta i blízkeho človeka je takmer osamelá...
Stredoveká cisárska Čína. Krásny a silný Li Mu Bai je jedným z najlepších majstrov najvyššieho bojového umenia svojej doby. Z utajovanej lásky k priateľke a bojovníčke Šu Lien chce ukončiť svoju kariéru. Musí však ešte pomstiť smrť svojho majstra, ktorú spôsobila zákerná bojovníčka Nefritová líška. Tá sa zmocnila tajného kódexu bojových umení z kláštora Wu-Tan a vycvičila si žiačku, krásnu Žen. Dievča ukradne vzácny meč Zelený osud a pomáha svojej učiteľke proti mocným súperom. Netuší však, ako sa Nefritová líška previnila . Mu Bai a Šu Lien ju chcú ochrániť, dokonca umožniť stretnutie s jej milencom, púštnym banditom Luom...
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. Since the family has difficulty expressing their love for each other, the intricate preparation of banquet quality dishes for their Sunday dinners is the surrogate for their familial feelings.
A psychology student who experienced night terrors as a child must face the chilling realization that her nightmares were not all in her head.
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.
Osamelá dievčina Lila má problémy s nadmerným ochlpením a utieka sa do divočiny, kde sa z nej stala známa autorka románov z prírody. Sláva ju však nakoniec privedie späť do civilizácie, a tak poprosí o pomoc kozmetičku. Tá ju zoznámi s trochu čudáckym vedcom Nathanom Bronfmanom, ktorý učí laboratórne myši správnemu stolovaniu. Práve u neho sa Lila zoznámi s Puffom, mladým mužom, ktorý vyrástol v divočine. Nathan sa odhodlá na prevratný experiment, keď sa rozhodne zo zarasteného neandertálca svojim výchovným pôsobením urobiť plnohodnotného, inteligentného jedinca so slušným vystupovaním. Ako však dopadne súboj naučenej inteligencie učiteľa a prvotných inštinktov jeho žiaka? Čo vlastne tvorí ľudskú podstatu? A ku komu vlastne Lila patrí - k racionálnemu "človeku" alebo k úprimnému "zvieraťu"?
Vojenský špecialista Ray Elwood oficiálne pracuje ako úradník, ale inak má pod palcom všetko od predaja kradnutého tovaru až po obchod s heroínom. Jedného dňa prišiel nový dôstojník s rozkazom vypratať základňu...
Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.
A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one – so he heads straight for his local gay bar.