From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tough cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.

Set in Ireland, the story centers on a day in the life of Shevawn, an innocent, 30-year-old dreamer who is domineered by her innkeeper brother. An American tourist with a troubled marriage gives Shevawn's life new meaning.

A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so the owner won't find out and fire him.

里克是一名三十多岁的洛杉矶县救生员。在他15年的高中同学聚会上，他看到了他的前女友，她现在是一位离婚的母亲。在爱上她之后，里克考虑改变他的职业和生活方式。

詹姆斯生在渔民家庭，父母不希望他过漂泊海上的危险生活，想让他念完法学院，离开渔港去城里定居。但是18岁的詹姆斯渴望成为一名像父亲那样的真正的渔夫，梦想有一天驾驶父亲的船出海捕鱼。他不顾父母的强烈反对，在一艘名叫“凯尔特号”（Cape Keltic）的渔船上找了一份工作，体验到向往已久的大海的美丽，也体会到渔夫的艰辛。詹姆斯坚持不懈的努力得到了船长的赏识，但父亲仍然反对他的选择，似乎有什么秘密瞒着他……

《阳光下成长》是丹尼尔·皮特里（Daniel Petrie）执导的一部电影，于1961年上映。影片叙述的是一个生活在芝加哥的黑人家庭与他们白人邻居之间的故事。