Four comedic episodes framed within the story of a tyrannical Zen master and his two hapless disciples.
Puk / Aldo / Beniamino / Portrait / Aldo
Master Tsu' Nam / Giovanni / Mario / Portrait / Giovanni
Pin / Giacomo / Father Bruno / Portrait / Giacomo
Aldo's wife / Marie Antoniette
Giacomo's wife (Temperatura basale)
Lady with an Ermine
Napoléon Bonaparte
la suocera di Aldo (Milano beach)
Giacomo's wife (Milano Beach)
Giovanni's wife (Milano beach)
Agente Polizia Municipale
Mario
la zingara
Dr. Giuliana Magnaghi Ciurli
Dentista (Temperatura basale)
Pet shop commessa
Dr. Alexandra Gastani Frinzi
Giovanni's daughter's boyfriend
12 Sep 2002
The short stories about marriage that Vít Olmer wrote for Playboy magazine when Arnošt Lustig was its editor-in-chief are witty, often with absurd punchlines, and clearly show that the author is a keen observer of life around us. He selected five of them for his new Czech comedy, whose common denominator is actor Jiří Krampol, the main character in each of them.
13 Jul 2010
Five new stories of grueling horror: A Christmas Haunting, Zombie Office, Undone, Unchangeable and The Psychomanteum - ghosts, zombies and bloody revenge.
28 Mar 2008
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
03 Oct 2008
A cynical anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.
29 Oct 1999
A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.
22 Feb 2023
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Josh Hartnett - he just might pull it off.
28 Jun 2001
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
22 May 2025
Tropical SOV is a Brazilian anthology that brings together 23 independent filmmakers who bring to life 21 hilarious, strange and bizarre stories that could only happen in Brazil. From brains that produce cocaine to the incredible human videocassette, including the secrets of synthetic meat, baldness cures, castration of rapists, nihilistic fruits, magical sweets and the poop king of Evangelistão.
28 Apr 2006
Andy is your typical All-American eighteen-year-old gay virgin. Like everyone else, he's dying to have sex. Totally out of the closet and mad-crazy horny, this naïve high school senior is caught in that awkward vortex between child and adult. Much to the dismay of his mom (who wonders why all her carrots and cucumbers keep disappearing), Andy spends much of his private time practicing for the big moment when he'll finally take the plunge.
10 Nov 1982
Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
24 Apr 2006
This follow-up to the George Romero/Stephen King-launched anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities ("Alice"), possessed communication devices ("The Radio"), vampires and serial killers in lust ("Call Girl"), mad inventors ("The Professor's Wife"), and hauntings from beyond the grave ("Haunted Dog").
22 Mar 1978
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
29 Nov 1990
A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.
01 May 1987
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
01 Jan 1993
Film composed of nine short films. Short Stories 0, was released in 1993 and did not yet have that name because they were separate shorts. It would later become the prestigious annual short film competition for directors organized and produced by INCAA.
12 Jun 1981
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
17 Feb 2006
Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a man, his crush, his parents, and her father.
23 Feb 2007
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
14 Jul 1937
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
05 Jun 1991
Affluent and arrogant businessman Goddard Bolt, feuding with rival Vance Crasswell over a land deal, makes a bet with Crasswell that he has the wits and street smarts to live penniless and anonymous on the rough streets of Los Angeles for thirty days. But Bolt has a rude awakening when the reality of homelessness hits him. Still, he finds a silver lining in a burgeoning romance with Molly, a former Broadway dancer who has fallen on hard times.