Alors qu'il attend l'autobus, Forrest Gump raconte aux passants les moments marquants de sa vie, depuis sa jeunesse dans les années 50 jusqu'à sa participation à la Guerre du Viet-Nâm. Victime d'intimidation puis, grâce à son talent pour la course, joueur étoile de football à l'université, Forrest a toujours dû surpasser ses limites physiques et mentales. Il y est parvenu grâce aux conseils et aux soins de sa mère. Soldat décoré, capitaine d'un crevettier, joueur de ping-pong et coureur de fond, Forrest a vécu sa vie dans l'attente de son amour de jeunesse, Jenny.
Dans les années 1930, des gardes du quartier des condamnés à mort éprouvent un dilemme moral quand ils découvrent qu'un de leurs prisonniers, un meurtrier, possède des pouvoirs de guérisseur. Basée sur une nouvelle de Stephen King.
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
Randle P. McMurphy se fait interner pour échapper à la prison. Il va être touché par la détresse et la solitude des patients. Très rapidement, il comprend que l’infirmière en chef, Mlle Ratched, a imposé des règles strictes et entend bien les faire respecter. Il décide alors de révolutionner ce petit monde, plutôt au départ par jeu.
Un braquage qui tourne mal… Connie réussit à s'enfuir, mais son frère Nick est arrêté. Alors que Connie tente de réunir la caution pour libérer son frère, une autre option s'offre à lui : le faire évader. Commence alors dans les bas-fonds de New York, une longue nuit sous tension.
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.
À la mort de son père, Charlie Babbitt, jeune vendeur de voitures de Los Angeles, se voit déposséder de son héritage. Le défunt père a légué presque toute sa fortune son frère aîné Raymond, dont il ignorait l'existence. Celui-ci est autiste et vit dans un hôpital psychiatrique de Cincinnati.
With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.
Avec l'aide d'une avocate, un déficient intellectuel cherche à récupérer la garde de son enfant.
Faced with the town lawyer, the sheriff, and a rival slaughterhouse owner trying to purchase his land, Lester Bacon decides to take matters into his own hands, ordering his hulking and mentally deranged son to permanently dispose of anyone who conspires against them.
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
Events in India's history — from the Emergency and the famous Cricket World Cup win to the Punjab riots — unfold from the perspective of an innocent Sikh man Laal Singh Chaddha, a person with a low IQ but high optimism. Laal is able to achieve everything under the sun but his childhood love continues to elude him.
40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.
A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan trains the wild man, Puff, in the ways of the world - starting with table manners - Nathan's lover Lila fights to preserve the man's simian past, which represents a freedom enviable to most.
Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.
Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother, or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker, or Eugene's budding romance.