Dr. Alithea Binnie, der i sin søgen efter sandheden bag de historier, vi mennesker fortæller hinanden, befinder sig i Istanbul, hvor hun falder over en gammel krystalflaske på et marked. Flasken viser sig at indeholde en magisk ånd, der naturligvis skænker hende tre ønsker! Men Alithea, der udmærket kender alle historierne om ånder i flasker, har ikke tænkt sig at spille med på dette spil.

Fra Wes Anderson kommer en filmatisering af Roald Dahls elskede historie om en rig mand, der sætter sig for at blive mester i at snyde i hasardspil.

Den japanske dreng Kubo passer sin syge mor i en hule på en bjergside. Deres hjemby bliver hjemsøgt af en ond kraft. En nat bliver Kubo kontaktet af en ånd, som beder ham om at finde en magisk rustning, som hans afdøde far havde på. Med dén kan Kubo redde byen fra den onde kraft og måske også kurere moderen. Kubo begiver sig ud på sit livs eventyr, hvor der både venter fare og spænding på vejen.

Den rædselsvækkende Freddy Krueger er tættere på virkeligheden end nogen sinde, da han begynder at sætte sit umiskendelige umenneskelige præg på Wes Cravens nye filmprojekt, hvor skuespillerne begynder at blive plaget af drømme ud over det sædvanlige. Og bestemt ikke på den gode måde

Jerry arbejder for mafiaen, derfor får han en dag to ultimatumer: Det ene er fra mafiaen, der beordre ham til Mexico for at hente en uvurderlig antik pistol. Det andet er fra hans kæreste, der vil have at han vælger mellem hende og mafiaen. For at forblive i live vælger Jerry at hente pistolen, der eftersigende skulle være forbandet.

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.

På en ærketypisk engelsk pigeskole i 1930erne holder en klike på seks piger sammen, især for at være i nærheden af deres karismatiske svømmelærer Miss G (Eva Green). En dag ankommer en ung spansk elev ved navn Fiamma (Maria Valverde), og hun bjergtager ganske sine omgivelser, herunder Miss G. Ved søen fortæller hun historier om sine rejser til Indien sammen med sin far, men det varer ikke længe, før der kommer kraftige krusninger på vandet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.

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.

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 visual album. A story of falling apart and putting yourself back together again as the world does the same. It is a story about personal death and rebirth, mental health, dealing with the tragedies of the world, queer love and finding community while featuring two of the most important places to the artist, MALINDA- Brooklyn and the west coast of Ireland.

An uncensored monologue by Dani Rovira about today's society.

The members of a wedding party play a game whereby each describes the events of their own wedding night.