A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community.
July 4th, 1976. Two hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America has changed a lot. Far removed from the original ideals are some individuals. The youth becoming more and more opposed to the "freedom" promised, while others use their power for their own personal gain. It's enough for the Founding Fathers to be rolling in their graves, literally.
In an Argentine village in the 1930s, the willful Leonor discovers that her beloved daughter, Charlotte, has dwarfism. Attempting to let her have as normal a childhood as possible, Leonor never discusses Charlotte's lack of stature, nor lets anyone else in the village ever mention it. As Charlotte grows up into a smart and self-possessed young woman, local eccentric Ludovico, who collects miniatures, becomes smitten with her.
In a world where vampire blood is harvested as a drug, two desperate teenagers on the run from a vicious dealer break into an empty house and find a sleeping girl locked inside.
Santiago, reluctant owner of a rifle, is approached by Don Ceballo for help in getting rid of a problematic dog. Meanwhile, their tragedy-stricken village witnesses the Spirit of late beloved singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel.
When single mom Kay Harris inherits a failing small-town diner, her eccentric Aunt Zena attempts to liven things up with a 'ghostly' practical joke. But when Zena suddenly suffers a stroke and her spirited prank is mistaken by the townspeople for a spiritual vision, Kay soon discovers that it'll take a real miracle to bring her community and her family back together!
A Little Women’s Christmas is a contemporary retelling of the beloved classic novel, following the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas.
A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.
In a city where money is all that matters to survival, an unemployed man finds a job on a newspaper, the reward of which could put the man's life at peace, at least for a while. However, there is a problem, the work is in the mountains, a place despised by the citizens, because it is where the cowards escape from the game of capitalism. But the man is not a coward, is he?
In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant.
A young ordinary communist, Vasiliy Gubanov, was among many who took part in the construction of the most important facility for the young republic, the power plant. He did his job in a way that was beyond human ability. He could love, too, with a passion and a passion for self, but his life was cut short very early.
The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories intersect.
In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local inhabitants, especially the beautiful daughter of the parson.
After a young boy accidentally shoots a stranger with his father's gun, it is left to the nonchalant townsfolk to cover it up as quickly as possible - so they can get back to whatever it was they were doing before...
A quiet character mosaic hinged on a shy German traveler in the fading town of Evergreen, New York.
Olya, a straight-A middle school student, is experiencing her parents' break-up and her first love at the same time, all while struggling to maintain the image of a perfect child. One day she stays at her mom's house for a sleepover; the next day, she goes to her dad's. Neither parent is happy about the arrangement, nor is Olya. This is a coming-of-age story set in a small, bleak Russian town.
In a fishing village, Anton Aiya is an exploiter who outwardly resembles and acts like a regular fisherman, but he exploits and feeds off the other fishermen. In this setting, members of the urban entrepreneurial youth. They have adapted to Western culture, dressing like Westerners and preferring Western music. Conflict arises between Anton Aiya and Baby Mahattaya (Victor), a representative of the urban youth. A middle-class leftist, Weerasena, is also part of this group. The arrival of these youths has clearly caused a social crisis requiring a solution, and all Weerasena can do is stand on a platform and deliver a speech that no one listens to. He finally leaves for the city.
When former assassin Will's location in witness protection is compromised and two hitmen descend on his small new hometown, he and Annie are forced on the run. Together, they must escape the killers and reach Will's handler before they, and the rest of his former crew, are murdered.
War is brewing between the soldiers at an otherwise quiet army base and the civilians of a nearby Southern town. Brian Keith is an officer who tries to keep the peace. However, peace is hard to come by with Ernest Borgnine as a stereotypical dumb hick sheriff who's quick to call in the local militia. Tony Curtis plays a skirt-chasing sergeant who can't stay out of trouble and soon lands in jail. Brian Keith borrows a tank to release his friend from jail. Things get more chaotic after that.
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.