After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.
Sydney Whiteová je dcéra inštalatéra, ktorá od svojich deviatich rokov, kedy zomrela jej matka, vyrastala medzi stavebnými robotníkmi. Získa štipendium na rovnakú univerzitu, kde matka študovala, a ako jej kedysi sľúbila, pokúsi sa vstúpiť do rovnakého spolku. Lenže časy sa zmenili a kedysi rešpektovaná a dôstojná Kappa Phi Nu je dnes elitárskym, povýšeneckým spolkom, ktorý ovláda despotická blonďavá kráska Rachel Witchburnová...
Tad cestuje do Las Vegas, aby sa pozrel na najnovší objav svojej kamarátky Sary, papyrus dokazujúci existenciu kráľa Midasa, ktorý vďaka sile kúzelného náhrdelníka premenil všetko, na čo siahol, na zlato. Šťastné stretnutie Tada a Sary však prekazí podlý Jack Rackham, ktorý ukradne papyrus a unesie Saru, aby ju prinútil nájsť náhrdelník, zdroj nekonečného bohatstva.
Hoci sa Tad odmalička túžil stať archeológom, živí sa ako robotník na stavbe. Svojho životného sna sa však nevzdal ani na sekundu. Jedného dňa sa súhrou náhod predsa len stane členom archeologickej expedície, ktorá sa vydá do Peru hľadať bájne indiánske mesto Paititi. Spolu s nemým papagájom Belzonim, psíkom Jeffom, podivuhodným sprievodcom Freddym a neohrozenou archeologičkou Sárou musia objaviť stratené mesto skôr ako banda bezohľadných lovcov pokladov, ktorí sa nezastavia pred ničím.
A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.
A bourgeois housewife, planning to go back to work as a physiotherapist after having devoted 20 years to her husband and two children, has her comfortable, elegant life turned upside down when she falls for a Spanish builder and begins a runaway affair.
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
A construction worker destroys Bugs' home with a steam shovel and refuses to repair the damage.
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife Lola into a financial panic.
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and separation from their families. Nowak is the only one of the group who speaks English, and he uses this as a tool over his team. When the unrest in Poland leads to a military takeover, Nowak is faced with a much more difficult situation than he expected.
Claudio is a construction worker living in the outskirts of Rome. He's happily married and his wife is pregnant with their third child. However, a dramatic event comes to upset this simple and happy life.
A cop in Singapore investigates the disappearance of a Chinese migrant construction worker who spent sleepless nights playing a mysterious video game.
Tadeo is a foolish and stubborn adventurer who explores an old pyramid and comes across a modern family of mummies.