After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by the same people, who work for mobster Chucky, Stick gets a job as a chauffeur for millionaire Barry Braham and lies low. As he gets used to his new routine, Stick woos Barry's financial consultant, Kyle McClaren, but must fight back when Chucky's men come after him.

타일러 페리의 《뷰티 인 블랙》은 상반된 삶을 사는 두 여성의 이야기를 따라간다. 어머니에게 쫓겨난 후 힘들게 생계를 유지하는 한 여성, 반면 사업을 성공적으로 꾸려나가는 또 다른 여성. 둘은 서로의 삶이 복잡하게 얽혀 있음을 알게 된다.

Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need... a miracle!

After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's adopted apprentice is chosen as the leader. Willis seeks revenge by reviving the African prince Blacula — but soon finds that he cannot control him.

Murphy (彼得·斯特劳斯饰) 被控一级谋杀罪，被终身监禁在福尔松监狱。作为一个喜欢独处的囚犯，Murphy 的大部分时间都在绕着监狱的跑道奔跑。当 Murphy 开始在四分钟内跑完一英里时，他便引起了监狱官员的注意，他们打算让他参加奥运会。虽然墨菲最初不愿意，然而最终他还是开始训练，成为了一名奥运选手。

事业有成、意气风发的史蒂文•弗瑞林（Craig T. Nelson 饰）带着妻子戴安（JoBeth Williams 饰）和三个孩子搬进了加利福尼亚某郊外社区。但在入住不久，怪事便频繁发生。先是小女儿卡萝（Heather O'Rourke 饰）梦游，对着自动开启漫屏雪花的电视机自言自语。接着便又不明物体从电视机中飘出，莫名的地震，破碎的玻璃杯……如此种种，搅得弗瑞林一家坐卧不定。过了不久，恐怖事件逐渐升级，卡萝最终竟被拉入电视机中……
本片荣获1983年美国科幻恐怖电影节最佳恐怖片、最佳化装和最佳女配角（Zelda Rubinstein）三个奖项；1983年英国电视与电影协会最佳特效奖。