U prekrasnom, slikovitom ljetovalištu na otoku Amity nešto strašno, neko veliko zlo nadvladalo je spokoj i uzdrmalo mir. Prvo je uzelo život mladoj djevojci, ostavljajući njezine ostatke da trunu na plaži, a odjeci njezinih krika proklinjali su noćno nebo. Potom se velika bijela psina namjerila na djecu, a mirne vode postale su crvene od krvi. A onda, baš kad su pomislili da je sigurno vratiti se u vodu, napalo je opet, nemilosrdno divljajući i napadajući molove gdje su ribiči sjedili i čekali ulov, ništa ne sluteći. Nešto se mora poduzeti prije nego što se vrati u potrazi za hranom. Turistički ured Amityja i gradonačelnik Larry Vaughn odlučni su u namjeri da plaže ostanu otvorene tijekom ljetne sezone, a na policijskom načelniku Brodyju, morskom biologu Mattu Hooperu i ribiču Quintu ostaje da ulove bijelu psinu i zaustave krvoproliće.
17-godišnja Ruby, jedina čujuća članica obitelji, svojim gluhim roditeljima i bratu pomaže u ribolovu. U školi se pridružuje lokalnom zboru, gdje uviđa da voli pjevati. Zborovođa je uvjerava da razmisli o glazbenoj školi, a sada je djevojka prisiljena birati između obitelji i novog sna.
Cijeli život Edward Bloom je uvijek bio čovjek velikih apetita, ogromne strasti i visokih priča. U svojim kasnijim godinama ostaje velika misterija za njegova sina Williama. Sada, kako bi upoznao pravog muškarca, Will počinje sastavljati istinsku sliku oca iz flashbacka njegovih nevjerojatnih avantura.
Kamiondžija Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) osigurava dodatnu zaradu sudjelovanjem u ilegalnim tučnjavama bez rukavica. On živi u San Fernandu zajedno sa najboljim prijateljem Orvilleom, majkom i orangutanom Clydeom kojeg je osvojio u borbi. Vrijeme provodi u potrazi za zabavom što naravno uključuje nevolje i nove obračune. Život mu zagorčavaju kockari i motociklistička banda s kojom se neprekidno bori.
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
Vixen lives in a Canadian mountain resort with her naive pilot husband. While he's away flying in tourists, she gets it on with practically everybody including a husband and his wife, and even her biker brother. She is openly racist, and she makes it clear that she won't do the wild thing with her brother's biker friend, who is black.
A River Runs Through It is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying life circumstances in the untamed west of Montana in the 1920s.
Nakon što doživi tragediju, žena se povuče u izoliranu brvnaru, ali nema vještine za preživljavanje. Dolazak lovca probudi joj nadu... no prvo će morati zacijeliti rane.
After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until an interloper, young Grace, disrupts his solitude.
Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.
A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
Pulitzerom nagrađen roman E. Annie Proulx postaje drama redatelja Lassea Hallströma. Kevin Spacey glumi Quoylea, izmučenog, emocionalno iscrpljenog novinara u nesretnom braku s nasilnom Petal, promiskuitetnom divljakinjom koja je pokušala dati njihovu kćer Bunny na posvajanje prije nego što je stradala u prometnoj nesreći. Preuzevši svoju kćer, Quoyle odlazi u Newfoundland, u kuću svojih predaka k svojoj davno izgubljenoj teti Agnis (Judi Dench). Iako je život na otoku isprva odbojan i strog poput same Agnis, Quoyle dobiva posao kolumnista za brodski promet u lokalnim novina. Quoyleov rad ubrzo stekne zahvalnu publiku i on počinje ponovno obnavljati svoj život, izlaziti s lokalnom samohranom majkom Wavey (Julianne Moore), učiti neke morske zanate, otkrivati mračnu povijest svoje obitelji i napokon stječe malo samopoštovanja. Agnis u međuvremenu pokreće vlastitu uspješnu tvrtku i suočava se s traumatičnim događajem iz djetinjstva koji uključuje Quoyleova pokojnog oca.
Kako bi skupili novac da spase sirotište, skrbnik i njegova djeca udruže se s otrcanim kapetanom broda radi prilike da pobijede u unosnom ribolovnom natjecanju.
A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a restaurant at the local bait shop, alarming the locals who worry she'll scare the fish away. But she's less interested in seafood than she is in cooking up a hot time with Max.
Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
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.
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.