Seks professionelle, barske forbrydere hyres til et diamant kup i den større kaliber. Planlægning og koldt overblik er afgørende, og ikke alle gruppens medlemmer er lige gode til at beherske sig. Det lykkes politiet at få placeret en agent i gruppen, men da planerne for røveriet holdes hemmeligt, kan de først rykke ud i sidste øjeblik. Det må ende galt. Tarantinos debutfilm.
Conny Nikas er en kvik, men stærkt uheldig bankrøver i New York-bydelen Queens. Han vil befri sin mentalt handicappede lillebror, Nick, fra fængslet, for at de sammen kan begå et storstilet bankkup. Umiddelbart efter røveriet går alt dog fuldstændig galt for de to brødre, der kastes ud i en en lang og kaotisk mareridtsnat.
De to midaldrende brødre, Hank og Andy, lider begge stor nød på den økonomiske front og beslutter sig i fællesskab for at røve forældrenes juvelforretning i håb om at komme de evige pengeproblemer til livs. Det bliver dog startskuddet til en række djævelske benspænd, der truer med at fortære Hank og Andy, alt imens begge deres liv langsomt styrter mod afgrunden.
Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.
Rory og Cobby er umage partnere: en desperat far og en tidligere straffet, der sammen skal begå et røveri. Da det går skævt, slutter de sig sammen med en uventet medsammensvoren – Rorys psykolog – for at undslippe politiet, skrankepaver og en hævngerrig forbryderboss.
A middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two kids in search of a lost backpack. A small dog a long way from home.
Efter at hans kæreste bliver dræbt under et røveri i en juvelerbutik, lægger den stille José an på caféejeren Ana, som ikke kender til hans underliggende motiver.
A shy and insecure delivery driver arrives on the scene of a robbery-gone-wrong and picks up two bags of cash and hides them in his truck. He is interrogated by two tough police detectives and manages to evade suspicion but he is warned that whoever owns the money will be looking for it. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker recently released from jail might get him out of trouble.
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
Former special ops soldier, Laura Bishop, shows up for work at the largest church in America and is forced to take down a team of hijackers when she learns her daughter is trapped inside.
Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. But the robbery goes awry and Mike finds himself on the run from the police, pretending to be a famous singer whose gimmick is wearing a mask in public.