Hardened criminal Chin takes a new prisoner under his wing, who ended up in jail due to a miscarriage of justice. Constant clashes with the prison mafia, triad gangsters, and guards help the two not only overcome extreme situations, but also become true friends.
Lee Byung-gu has been caring for his comatose mother for five years and is trying to find out the reasons for her condition. In the process, he decides that he has uncovered an alien conspiracy aimed at destroying life on Earth. A few hours before the lunar eclipse, after which events will become irreversible, he must meet with the Prince of Andromeda, reaching him through his earthly agents, led by the sinister Kang Man-sik, who can easily withstand a 300-volt electric shock and other adversities.
The Western World is one of three giant theme parks built on the remains of American nature. There is also the Roman World and the Medieval World. For $1,000 a day, tourists can entertain themselves to their heart's content. The robots that inhabit these amusement parks can be raped, killed, loved, shot, and chopped up with swords. You can even befriend them. They never fight back and have no emotions. But suddenly, something breaks in the well-oiled mechanism of the attraction. A computer malfunction spreads like the plague. The robots begin a rebellion.
Louis Bloom is trying to find a job. After seeing an amateur film crew filming a car accident, he trades his stolen bicycle for a camera and films the aftermath of a carjacking to sell to a local television station. News director Nina buys the footage and convinces him to continue working. It soon becomes clear that Louis will stop at nothing to get truly worthwhile material...
Special robots called Labors were invented for construction work, but criminals adapted them for combat. To cope with the wave of crime, a mobile police force was organized, which uses Patlabors—a police version of construction robots equipped with a revolver cannon and an electric shock baton.
The wizard Merlin gives Lord Uther Pendragon the magical sword Excalibur, which allows him to become king. At a banquet celebrating the alliance between Uther and the Duke of Cornwall, Uther falls in love with Igraine, the duke's wife. The next day, Uther unsuccessfully besieges the castle and asks Merlin for help in using magic to spend at least one night with Igraine. The wizard decides to help, but asks for a high price: their child will belong to him. Igraine gives birth to a son, whom Merlin takes away. The duke's betrayal does not go unnoticed — no one trusts Uther, and he is attacked. Before his death, he thrusts Excalibur into a stone and proclaims that the sword can belong only to him. However, Merlin enchants the sword, promising that whoever pulls it from the stone will become king. The wizard decides to name the baby Arthur and predicts that he will become king.
June 1972, Washington. At night, at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, police arrest a group of individuals who secretly entered the premises with listening devices. Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein begin their own investigation, and it soon becomes clear that the threads of the crime lead to the White House.
Jerusalem, 26 AD. Two childhood friends, the Jew Ben-Hur and the Roman tribune Messala, meet again as adults after a long separation. Messala asks Ben-Hur to name the most ardent opponents of Roman rule, but Ben-Hur cannot betray his own people and refuses, which leads to conflict. Soon, Messala, taking advantage of the circumstances, decides to take revenge on his former friend and strengthen his power. On trumped-up charges, he throws Ben-Hur's mother and sister into prison and sends Ben-Hur himself to the galleys.
From worldwide fame to sinful depths—John Forbes Nash Jr. experienced it all firsthand. A mathematical genius, at the dawn of his career, he did titanic work in the field of game theory, which revolutionized this branch of mathematics and brought him international fame. However, at the same time, the arrogant Nash, who was popular with women, suffered a blow of fate that turned his own life upside down.
