A play by Victoria Wood. Frances is 28, single and happy, despite ritual interrogation from her family as to why she's not married. Then she meets Jim, and finds she has decisions to make.
Cinque ragazzi di Baltimora hanno l'abitudine di ritrovarsi periodicamente a cena e di combinare insieme degli scherzi. Uno di loro, Boogie, è nei guai a causa della sua passione per le scommesse: deve duemila dollari a un gangster e per trovarli continua a scommettere e a perdere. Gli altri hanno problemi coniugali o legati al sesso, e a ciascuno tocca qualche burla.
Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.
I dipendenti di un negozio di musica indipendente imparano a conoscersi l'un l'altro mentre tentano di tutto per impedire che il negozio venga assorbito da una grande catena.
Alex is the definition of loser. He has no, nor has he ever had, friends. His life has no direction and he has a stupid haircut. While attending the Venice Beach Art School, he meets Lizzy, Patrick and Gnome, who become his friends. When Alex figures out he should make a movie, he decides to do an "alternative political documentary in black and white" about Gnomes struggle to free Hawaii. He hires some brain dead film students and meets the girl of his dreams and he's all ready to make his movie. Until the first scheduled shooting date when Gnome, who has the budget, turns up missing.
Wiley is a gay virgin who spends his nights with a large collection of porno. Johnny's his best friend but he's straight, though does admit to a little experimenting. What to do? what to do?
Inexperienced in love and living in Los Angeles, aspiring actress Claire longs to find that special someone. Unfortunately, she couldn't pick a more undeserving guy when she starts a relationship with womanizer Chad. Although her friend April warns her about him, it's not as if April doesn't have problems of her own -- namely a chronic inability to stay faithful to her longtime boyfriend, Neal.
An unfocused twentysomething moves in with a former co-worker, who is suffering from low self-esteem because of her weight, looks, and a case of eczema. Their relationship is based on unending drink, drugs, and sex.
The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.
Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes to become his own boss and open up his own private investigation firm. Reggie Wright (Epps) is a slippery con artist who is avoiding the law, and Jackson. During a cat and mouse chase, the two stumble on a multi-million dollar diamond heist. Hiding from Jackson, Wright finds himself in the thieves' getaway van and ends up having to escape from them after they discover their booty is fake, much to the displeasure of their ruthless boss (Flanagan). When Wright meets up with his girlfriend (Mendes), he discovers that his recently purchased lottery ticket is the sole winner of $60 million. Unfortunately, his wallet, which held the ticket, was left in the thieves' van, so he persuades Jackson to help him get it back.
Sebastien is a small town boy who moves to Paris and begins to explore the gay night life there. When a friend from back home calls to announce he's coming to Paris, Sebastien confronts some unrequited feelings.
A group of high school friends reunite in their hometown for the funeral of an old buddy, 'Bender'; they will spend a weekend struggling to accept that Bender escaped what they can't - adulthood.
KOTSCH tells the story of four friends called Alf (Christoph Theußl), Boris (Andreas Kiendl), Chris (Michael Ostrowski) and Dalli (Michael Fuith), who grew up together in the small town Fohnsdorf in Styria.
A group of twenty-somethings struggle through the misguided awkwardness that comes with early romance. Bryce meets a French girl one day in the city. Jules runs into an old flame he has secretly been in love with for years. Blake realizes that his friend's sister is suddenly "all grown up" and these young men are forced to come to grips with the unknown... women.
Kirk Kettner è un ragazzo esile e impacciato, impiegato come agente della sicurezza in aeroporto. Esperto nel gestire l’ordine sul lavoro è un vero disastro nella vita privata, dove è piantato da una fidanzata petulante. Convinto di essere destinato a una vita senza amore, è folgorato al checkpoint da Molly, bella, bionda e decisa a dire sì proprio a lui. Salvata dalle attenzioni moleste del suo capo, Molly resta folgorata dalla gentilezza di Kirk e decide di dargli un appuntamento. Una partita di hockey e una cena romantica dopo, i due ragazzi si innamorano tra lo stupore di amici e familiari, che credono improbabile l’unione di bellezza e ordinarietà. Tra alti e bassi, tra voli da prendere e voli da perdere, Kirk e Molly vinceranno perplessità e scetticismi, facendo strike degli ostacoli.
Il film è incentrato su Margot (Michelle Williams) e Daniel (Seth Rogen). Lui è un celebre scrittore di libri di cucina e lei è la sua bisognosa e nevrotica moglie, ma sono felicemente sposati. Margot scopre ben presto che la sua vita è stata gettata nel caos quando si crea un'intensa e immediata alchimia con Daniel (Kirby), un vicino di casa bello e misterioso. Mentre comincia l'estate afosa di Toronto, Margot cede al desiderio e scopre alcune verità sconvolgenti su di lei.
Finding love in city can be hard, keeping it can be harder. Look at Me revolves around the lives of seven twenty-somethings and their complications with dating and surviving in New York City.
Based upon Matt Thorne's award-winning novel about life in a call centre, "Eight Minutes Idle" is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life 'on hold'! Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that he's previously taken for granted - a well-stocked fridge, clean clothes, his friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat - are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As Dan's work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he's forced to break out of old habits and to dare to do something he has never had to do before - really care about someone other than himself. Written by Sarah Cox
A portrayal of love and loss, In Bloom shows a personal and realistic tale of losing first love. During a tumultuous summer in Chicago, a serial killer terrorizes boystown while two young men experience the pain of separation and broken hearts.
An ensemble of interconnected twentysomethings struggle with the complications of life, work, and love as they cross paths in the city throughout one day.