Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

1995 film

Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who takes him in and uses music to free the fighter's long-buried heart.

A band of soldiers is dispatched to war games deep in the woods. When they stumble across a rival team slaughtered in camp, they realize they're not alone.

Sun Wukong, aka the Monkey King, rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven as well as other gods who live there.

一年一度的农历春节来临，生活在东北农村的程家老两口（李保田 & 赵丽蓉 饰）满心欢喜地等待儿女回家过年。去年的团圆饭不欢而散，因此母亲更加盼望这次能过个愉快的团圆年。
不久，子女们陆续回来：长子（六小龄童 饰）木讷老实，大媳妇（丁嘉丽 饰）泼辣刁蛮；干部大姐夫（葛优 饰）不走正道，在外拈花惹草，还强逼妻子堕胎；小儿子（梁天 饰）不务正业，贪图享乐，只知道伸手要钱；父亲最疼爱的二女儿当初忤逆父命嫁给架子工（申军谊 饰），如今自食其力干出事业的小两口也再次归来。
看似喜庆祥和的兄弟妯娌们却各有各的小九九，不知今年的年夜饭该如何收场……
赵丽蓉籍此片获1990年第4届东京国际电影节评委最佳女主角大奖。

1986 film

A group of young people have problems operating a small hotel.

“比家美”旅店的经理二子（陈佩斯 饰）经历一番风雨，终于将旅店搞得有声有色。不料二虎的一根筋却令他处处不讨好，一次听音乐会时遇到工商局的老齐没有票却不懂得让票，张大菊趁机让票讨好。没几天，张大菊的“菊香”旅店在“比家美”对面开张了，“菊香”旅店利用一批美貌妖艳的女子吸引顾客，“比家美”生意大幅下跌。二子为了对抗“菊香”，借钱重新装修旅店，岂料麻烦一个接一个……

Since the establishment of the bamboo weaving cooperative, the appearance of Zhulin Village has changed significantly. Visitors seeking to learn, inspectors, interviewers, and tourists placing orders have been coming in an endless stream. They eat all day and all month long, leading to frequent quarrels, fights, and cases of alcohol poisoning, causing the smart and capable cafeteria manager, Xiao Wangfa, to be driven to tears and indescribable suffering. Once, when Vice Secretary Guo of the Provincial Committee came to the village for an inspection, the lunch prepared for him was eaten by the leaders from the county. Xiao Wangfa had no choice but to serve simple home-cooked meals like mung bean porridge, steamed buns, and peanuts, anxiously preparing for punishment. Unexpectedly, Vice Secretary Guo was very pleased with the meal, and the villagers of Zhulin saw hope from this incident.

忠厚老实的老奎（陈强 饰）和儿子（陈佩斯 饰）在改革的浪潮中下海了。岂料父子俩开店不成，在下海浪潮中被呛得人仰马翻。不甘心失败的老奎拿出了积蓄的两千元，买来了一辆四十年代老车，准备干出租。谁知好不容易买回来的车子竟然不能办理营运执照，父子俩再次傻了眼。恰巧这时某特区的任总经理想用老奎父子俩的车子开办旅游项目，于是和他们签订了特区开发合同。父子俩在特区人生地不熟，开着那辆老旧的汽车，上演了一幕幕既搞笑、又心酸的闹剧……

老奎（陈强 饰）和儿子二子（陈佩斯 饰）在深圳闯荡一番后，回到了北京。见多识广的父子俩决定在北京创业，老奎倾尽积蓄开办了一家卡拉OK厅，并请来他们在车站结识的来京闯荡的小歌手小依（傅艺伟 饰）。卡拉OK厅生意火爆，父子俩渐渐有了钱。二子爱上了小依，小依一方面和二子约会，一方面又傍着老奎给她买这买那，另一方面又和另外一个台湾大款纠葛不清，周旋在三个男人中间……

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

1989 film by Ching Siu-tung

1990 film by Penny Marshall

2003 film by Carl Franklin

Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

私家侦探吕奇•培蒙正在进行调查：一位离家出走的女士，渐渐失去了生活的方向，她要去发现世界，也要去发现自己。
为社会写照，更是为“女性画像”：透过侦探故事，在法国社会这张画布上描绘心理的扭曲。这位与共和国同名的女士是一个谜，侦探不仅要找到她，而且要解开这个谜。

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

A college student befriends two cute girls his age. He loses contact with them. He tries to find them years later.