Handlingen i Les Miserables er lagt til 1800-tallets Frankrike. Filmen er en oppslukende fortelling om brustne drømmer og ugjengjeldt kjærlighet, om lidenskap, offer og frelse - et tidløst testament til menneskets overlevelsesvilje. Eksfangen Jean Valjean som jaktes på i flere tiår av den nådeløse politimannen Javert. Når Valjean tar på seg ansvaret for å passe på den unge datteren til fabrikkarbeideren Fantine, endres livene deres for alltid.
Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
In this prequel to FERN, Bill Verne attempts to climb the cut-throat corporate ladder of Mammon Incorporated, only to find that his pursuit of wealth and success comes at a devastating cost to both his loved ones and the world around him.