After receiving a sentence for rape and losing his star title, heavyweight boxing champion George Chambers finds himself in the notoriously brutal Sweetwater Prison, where the formidable Monroe Hutchen has been the untouchable champion for 10 years. Undefeated Chambers knows that there is no better boxer in the world than him, and he's ready to prove it. But Hutchen isn't about to lose either. This is a fight to the death.
Los Angeles, 1948. Jake is hired by his namesake land dealer Jake Berman. Berman is convinced that his wife is cheating on him and asks Gittes to dig up every possible detail. Gittes, in turn, not only finds out all the details, but also offers Berman to "catch" his wife red-handed, right during an intimate rendezvous. The two Jakes set up an ambush for the unfaithful spouse. At the most crucial moment Berman, instead of making his wife a scene of jealousy, kills her lover. And all this could have been written off as a state of passion, if the murdered man had not turned out to be Berman's business partner. After the death of his business partner, Jake Berman is left with all the money. Now Gittes has to find out whether what happened was an accident or a cold-blooded planned murder....
On the mean streets of New York City, a dog-eat-dog mentality reigns among the destitute citizens. In one of the many abandoned buildings in the neighborhood of Alphabet City lives the Brazilian Rita La Punta (Marília Pêra), along with her delinquent son, Thiago (Richard Ulacia), and a gang of Hispanic teens charged with selling heroin and cocaine. When Rita and her young gang members get involved in a minor turf war, the violence escalates out of control, touching everyone and sparing no one.
Megan is a "one hundred percent" American girl. She is beautiful, popular, has an excellent grade, is the head of the cheerleading squad of the school soccer team, and is dating its captain. But she doesn't like to kiss him, preferring to spend time with her friends, and there are no pictures of guys in her photo albums - only girls. Based on this irrefutable evidence, her parents and family friends conclude that Megan has a non-traditional sexual orientation and send her to a specialized youth camp called "The Right Way" for re-education. Megan does not consider herself a lesbian and sincerely wants to get on the path of correction. But will she be able to resist her feelings for the beautiful Graham?
Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is murdered.
Moscow, 1930s. A popular playwright is accused of anti-Sovietism: his play is canceled and he is expelled from the Union of Writers. At a bad moment in his life, he meets the beautiful Margarita, who is deeply unhappy in marriage, and begins a new novel, the heroes of which are people from his neighborhood, including the mystical character Woland, copied from a foreigner he knows.
The near future. Childbirth is strictly controlled by the state, and not every couple can obtain permission to become parents. Scientists Mia and Arjan undergo a special state assessment procedure: inspector Virginia comes to visit them for a week to conduct a series of psychological tests and checks, including role-playing games that simulate raising a child. During these tests, Mia and Arjan's relationship is put to the test, and they must determine whether they are ready to become parents.
A tropical paradise where all the pleasures of the world are available. A frenzy of colors, fantastic women, a sea of booze, any kind of drugs - and all for free or practically free! Reporter Richard Boyle knows El Salvador for what it is, having spent many unforgettable months here. And when his wife leaves him, he gets fired from his job and ends up in jail, he persuades a friend to flee here. Unlike Richard, who has gone through all the circles of hell, Dr. Rock is a simple, carefree adventurer. But the distant earthly paradise has become the scene of a bloody civil war.
