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Five contemporary stories weaved together into a single tale that examines the dramatic impact people have on one another. (Sony Pictures Classics)

This is the story of the friendship between Ernest, a big bear who wants to become an artist and Celestine, a little mouse who doesn't want to become a dentist. (quinzaine-realisateurs.com)

John Grant is a young teacher. At the start of school holidays, he plans to travel to Sydney to visit his girlfriend. To do so, Grant must first journey to the nearby mining town of Bundanyabba (known as "The Yabba") to catch his flight. At the Yabba, Grant meets several locals, including a policeman, Jock, who encourages him to drink beer non-stop, and introduces Grant to Two-up. At first, Grant has a winning streak, but then loses all his money, and finds himself unable to leave the Yabba.

A disbanded group of superheroes reunite after their adoptive father, who trained them to save the world, dies.

The loser son of a Mafia honcho must go undercover for the FBI.

Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.

Several bourgeois friends planning to get together for dinner experience a succession of highly unusual occurrences that interfere with their expected dining enjoyment. (imdb)

A gaunt tale weaves marital discord & surveillance paranoia. Government functionary spends sleepless night wondering if he'll be arrested before dawn, with disfunctional marriage adding to tension as he & his wife argue & vacillate, it's no wonder that The Ear waited for Czech premiere till 1989; wonder is that it was made at all. It's said director's offsider, Jan Procházka, had political connections that helped, plus his inside knowledge making suggestions adding to the plot.

In a not-so-distant future, human cops and androids partner up to protect and serve. (imdb)

A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover (imdb)