“Precious – Das Leben Ist Kostbar” ist die berührende Cinderella-Story über ein afroamerikanisches Mädchen mit etwas breiteren Hüften als üblich. Zutiefst gedemütigt, aber voller Energie, bietet sie dem Leben die Stirn. Hinter ihrer Fassade br..

In den dreißer Jahren verliebt sich Guido in die Lehrerin Dora. Sie ist zwar schon mit jemand anderem liiert, doch Guido kämpft um sie. Fünf Jahre später – der Krieg ist gerade ausgebrochen – sind die beiden verheiratet und haben einen gemeinsamen..

Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to..

Der erfolgreiche Schriftsteller Mitch kehrt aus Anlass einer Lesereise in seine Heimatstadt zurück und wird dabei von seinem alten Rabbi gebeten, im Fall von dessen Tode die Rede an dessen Gab zu halten. Mitch ist überrascht von dem Ansinnen, erstens, w..

Mitch, Frank and Beanie are disillusioned with their personal lives begining when Mitch's nymphomanic girlfriend, Heidi, cheats on him, then former party animal Frank gets married, but unwilling to get go of his wild life, and Beanie is a family man seeki..

An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually his successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with..

Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. Working in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a pittance, he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up..

Rocky Balboa, heavyweight champion of the world, is the trainer for Apollo Creed in an exhibition match against Ivan Drago, a "superman" boxer from the Soviet Union. When Apollo is killed in the ring by the brutal Drago, Balboa blames himself and promises..

Rocky Balboa is forced to retire after having permanent damage inflicted on him in the ring by the Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Returning home after the Drago bout, Balboa discovers that the fortune that he had acquired as heavyweight champ has been stolen a..

Rocky Balboa is a little-known boxer who was given a shot at the heavyweight champ, Apollo Creed. Having done much better than anyone expected, Creed demands a rematch, embarrassed by his inability to dominate the "amateur" Balboa.