When professors discover that an aimless janitor is also a math genius, a therapist helps the young man confront the demons that are holding him back.
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Ein Besuch in Singapur bei der Familie ihres Freundes führt Rachel Chu deren Reichtum vor Augen. Seine arrogante Mutter ist von der Beziehung alles andere als begeistert.
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Die Jurastudentin Darby Shaw mutmaßt in einer Abhandlung über die Ermordung zweier Richter des Obersten Gerichtshofs und die potentiellen Nutznießer dieser Tat. Ihr Freund und Rechtsprofessor Thomas Callahan übergibt das Dokument einem Bekannten, der für das FBI und die Regierung arbeitet. Darby scheint mit ihren Vermutungen genau ins Schwarze getroffen zu haben – nur knapp entkommt sie einem Mordanschlag, bei dem Thomas ums Leben kommt. Auf der Flucht vor ihren Verfolgern erhält Darby Unterstützung von dem Reporter Gray Grantham, mit dem sie der Verschwörung auf den Grund geht.
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes a backseat when a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door.
Geschichtsprofessor Adam führt ein karges, langweiliges Leben zwischen Vorlesungen, Korrekturen und lieblosem Sex mit Freundin Mary. Doch eines Tages macht er in einem alten Independentfilm eine erstaunliche Entdeckung: Adam sieht einen Schauspieler, der ihm exakt gleicht. Nachdem er den Gedanken an seinen Doppelgänger nicht loswird, fasst Adam den Entschluss, ihn aufzuspüren und herauszufinden, was es mit ihm auf sich hat. Er beobachtet den mysteriösen Fremden und findet einige Dinge heraus: Der Name des Mannes ist Anthony – und selbst seine Stimme klingt exakt wie die von Adam. Schließlich nimmt der Professor Kontakt zu seinem Doppelgänger auf. Nachdem Anthony zunächst abweisend reagiert, lässt er sich irgendwann doch auf ein Treffen mit Adam ein. Die Situation wird immer bizarrer…
A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the town, are besieged by a colony of gargoyles living in some nearby caverns.
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.