Nel rigoglioso regno di Zamunda, Re Akeem (Eddie Murphy) è appena stato incoronato e con il suo fidato consigliere Semmi (Arsenio Hall) intraprende una nuova ed esilarante avventura che li porta ad attraversare il globo partendo dalla loro meravigliosa nazione africana fino al Queens, il quartiere di New York dove tutto è iniziato.
La storia di Good Time è quella di Constantine "Connie" Nickas, deciso a ritrovare il fratello finito in carcere per una rapina in banca andata male. Inizia così una scellerata odissea nel sottobosco criminale di New York, nel disperato tentativo prima di tirare il ragazzo handicappato mentale fuori di galera, e poi dall'ospedale dove viene ricoverato in seguito a un pestaggio dietro le sbarre. Nell'adrenalinica ricerca lunga l'intera notte, Connie si getterà in una corsa contro il tempo per salvare se stesso e suo fratello da un destino incerto e crudele.
Un terribile malinteso con una gang locale costringe il diciassettenne Ulises, capo di un gruppo fissato con la musica cumbia, a fuggire all'estero per salvarsi la vita.
Leo Handler esce di prigione e torna in famiglia, intenzionato a ridare ordine alla propria vita. Trova lavoro come macchinista grazie allo zio Frank, uomo molto influente e pieno di amicizie, ma scopre presto che nei depositi ferroviari, di cui ora Frank è padrone incontrastato, si stanno svolgendo delle attività non del tutto legali.
Astoria, Queens, 1986. Dito vive con i suoi genitori e trascorre la giornata con i suoi amici di strada, fra droga, noia e microcriminalità. Dito decide di partire per la California, per tornare poi solo quindici anni più tardi, perché il padre è malato e per affrontare definitivamente il passato, con i suoi fantasmi e il suo fardello emotivo.
After 20 years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Testagros returns to his hometown to life with his ailing mother. Complications arise when he falls for an old friend, who is now married to his longtime nemesis.
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.
Un principe trova la strada per il Queens durante il Natale quando una donna del posto chiede il suo aiuto per uno spettacolo natalizio per bambini.
Hanno tutti trent'anni o poco più: Al (Mantegna), con una moglie pestifera e una rivendita di pesce; Eliot (Malkovich), omosessuale votato alla castità; Dennis che ha tentato la fortuna a Hollywood senza trovarla e Monte (Waits). Si ritrovano per l'addio al celibato di Ray. Poi all'improvviso arriva Grace (Lee Curtis).
Lex 'El Animal' Vargas is a promising Portorican boxer in Queens, but lacks ambition to aim for the big career. That changes after his brother Paulie is accidentally shot dead by a teenager in an amateur hold-up on their late dad's shop, which he now closes to turn professional boxer. His star rises fast, but success brings its own problems, as he he lacks experience to handle professionals and resist the abuse they and his ghetto past entourage make of his generous nature.
After an acclaimed, extended run on Broadway, comedian Alex Edelman brings his solo show to HBO in an all-new comedy special. In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic threats pointed in his direction online, Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically, Queens, where he covertly attends a meeting of White Nationalists and comes face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards.
In present-day Queens, a Turkish gravedigger (Nadir Saribacak) is unable to face a shattering truth and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.
After a rare night of drinking on her 25th birthday, Jess wakes up to a wicked hangover and surprise unemployment. As she struggles with whether or not to spend her last few bucks on weed, she tries to pick up the pieces of her life and find some peace of mind in the process.
This film concerns two mysterious characters who meet on a Sunday in Queens. Madeleine the most unsettling creature of that name since "Vertigo" is a middle-aged, moderately successful actress. Oliver/Matthew is either a homeless man or a famous film director or both. Madeleine hails him on the street as the latter, launching a bizarre chain of events that includes a conversation in a diner, a very unromantic sexual encounter, the arrival of Madeleine's odd husband and unsuspecting daughter, and a child's birthday party. The film also compassionately tracks the daily rounds of Oliver/Matthew's fellow denizens of the homeless shelter, some of whom will be recognizable to New York audiences.
Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC district of Jackson Heights, which lays claim to being the most diverse neighbourhood in the world.
Documentary on the Ramones, including archival footage, interviews and music videos, this was first released on VHS in 1990 and later re-released on DVD as part of the WEIRD TALES OF THE RAMONES box set in 2005, with expanded content. HEY, HO, LET'S GO!
When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City.
A solitary occultist seeks secret knowledge from a crown imbued with dark magic. But some questions are better left unanswered.
A man arrives at an unknown home with an unknown agenda.