A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.
Cast and crew from earlier A Nightmare on Elm Street installments are terrorized by Freddy Krueger and his razor-fingered glove as he crosses over into the real world.
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
La Dra. en literatura Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) sembla estar feliç amb la seva vida encara que s'enfronta al món amb cert escepticisme. De sobte, es troba amb un geni (Idris Elba) que ofereix concedir-li tres desitjos a canvi de la llibertat. Al principi, Alithea es nega a acceptar l'oferta ja que sap que tots els contes sobre concedir desitjos acaben malament. El geni defensa la seva posició explicant diverses històries fantàstiques del seu passat. Finalment, ella es deixa persuadir i demanarà un desig que sorprendrà tots dos.
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Jerry Welbach acaba de rebre dos ultimàtum: el primer del seu cap, un mafiós que li encarrega viatjar a Mèxic per recuperar "la Mexicana", una antiga i valuosa pistola, i el segon de la seva xicota Samantha, que li exigeix que posi fi a la seva relació amb la màfia. Jerry pensa que seguir viu és el més important, encara que això suposi tenir problemes amb Samantha, així que va a Mèxic. Encara que troba l'arma, endur-se-la al cap és un assumpte més complicat. Sobre la pistola pesa una maledicció llegendària, ja que va ser el regal de casament que un ric terratinent va fer a la seva filla, que va morir en circumstàncies tràgiques. Quan un assassí a sou segresta Samantha per aconseguir la pistola, Jerry tindrà motius per creure en la maledicció.
A pair of losers working at department store plan to rob the place after it closes. When a bunch of kids show up begging for a story, the men launch into an improvised version of Aladdin.
Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a night on the town doing what they do best, and with absolutely no regrets. The duo play various characters in assorted extracurricular situations, ranging from sexist to the darker sides of carnal desires.
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
Meeting while on vacation, Ved and Tara sense a connection but vow to keep their real identities a secret. Years later, their paths cross again.
During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
The members of a wedding party play a game whereby each describes the events of their own wedding night.
A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A youngster on the hunt is being tempted to adultery with his elder brother's wife, so an elder tells him a story from the mythical past about how evil can slip in and cause havoc unless prevented by virtue according to customary tribal law.
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
A 9-year-old boy in a remote village in India begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends a summer watching movies from the projection booth.
Documentary about the murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 and the aftermath. The documentary also explores the modern Asian-American identity when so few Asian-American youths are aware of who Vincent Chin is.
Polonia Brothers horror anthology, includes four short stories of terror.
Structured as a labyrinth-like game and inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Aleph is a travelogue of experience, a dreamer's journey through the lives, experiences, stories and musings of protagonists spanning ten countries and five continents.
A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.