Snímek pojednává o spisovateli Charlesi Dickensovi, který v časové tísni pracuje na knize Vánoční koleda. Lichváře Scrooge, jemuž se na Štědrý večer zjeví duch společníka, aby ho varoval před osudem, ztvárnil oscarový Christopher Plummer.

Tells of the daring heist of The Stone of Destiny in the 1950s by a charming group of idealistic Scottish undergraduates, whose action rekindled Scottish nationalistic pride.

Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets eight-year-old Samantha, who convinces him he has what it takes to write children's books.