A young boxer who hopes to become a champion keeps his activities a secret from his disapproving parents.
A young boxer who hopes to become a champion keeps his activities a secret from his disapproving parents.
Although working-class Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa lost his high-profile bout with the cocky world champion Apollo Creed, his Cinderella story has caught the national sports media's attention, and he now has the opportunity to capitalize on his sudden fame. Meanwhile, Creed is still smarting from nearly losing to some palooka no one has ever heard of, and arrogantly prods his newfound nemesis into getting back into the ring.
Un hombre observa cautelosamente a todos los que lo rodean y busca un refugio donde protegerse de las manos vengativas.
Childhood friends Ace (Douglas Silva) and Wallace (Darlan Cunha) are both approaching their 18th birthdays. Ace struggles to raise his son alone after the mother takes a job in São Paulo, while Wallace embarks on a search for his long-missing father (Rodrigo dos Santos), whom he eventually finds having just finished serving 15 years in prison. Newly discovered secrets about the past will test Ace and Wallace's friendship as they find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war.
When a man is found dead, a woman who lives by herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina becomes the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal many secrets.
Suburbanite Ron (Edward Furlong) is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards -- that is, until he's befriended by Earl (Willem Dafoe), a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
Recording artist Harmony Brown listens to every suggestion from her record label including changing her sound, changing her look and even changing the type of music she sang; her numbers aren't improving, and she's on the verge of being released from her contract; her manager suggests she returns to Atlanta and meets with a powerhouse music producer to give her a refresh on her sound; she's forced to stay with and reunite with her mother and address the trauma of her childhood.
A girl (Dora Madison Burge) discovers that her grandfather's (Lance Henriksen) cattle dog has a natural talent for dog agility competitions.
Two lovers (Willem Dafoe, Shanyn Leigh) immerse themselves in sex, art and other activities after word breaks that the world will end by the next morning.