这部充满阳刚气氛的影片，主要描述在贫民窑一同长大的四个男孩，他们有着不同的个性，却有着共同的理想，希望未来能成为黑社会的龙头老大。Lansky是一个商业经济头脑发达的人；Benny体格强壮，做事易于冲动；Luciano则人缘极好，于是他利用自己所长，最终有机会铲除了黑帮前辈老大；Costello则深谙仕途之道，擅长玩弄手腕，后成为出色的政治人物。影片就围绕他们四人的成长过程推展剧情，人物性格刻划较为细腻。

备受冷落的家庭主妇布鲁克遇见了年轻的保险推销员杰克，随后发生了一段情慾满满的婚外恋情。毫无戒备的布鲁克被引诱到一段血腥的谋杀计画中。

杰克、卡特和哈兰的生活对他们来说是美好的。这三个人都是些无能的老手，他们帮助管理着北加利福尼亚某个地方的毒品种植大师Malcoms。但随后马尔科姆突然被一个神秘的攻击者撞死，在一阵恐慌之后，天真的三人决定自己接管公司。然而，他们在毒品农场的慵懒日子并没有让他们为数百万美元的违禁品寻找买家的高风险游戏做好准备。当他们一头扎进一个充满欺骗、两面三刀和危险的阴暗新世界时，他们很快就发现自己已经越过了他们的头顶。但在日益增长的贪婪和偏执的驱使下，想要放弃已经太迟了。

A boy and his friends seek to join a mid-atlantic gang led by the boy's estranged father, unaware that his father's ruthlessness takes no account of family ties.

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia misunderstand her because they think she is so different. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, she begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, she suddenly turns the tables to stand up to Harry and Zinnia and outwit the headmistress.

1999 film directed by Chris Columbus

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.