The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
Vaati kymmenen vuotta, kaksi pikku-Fockeria Pam-vaimon kanssa ja lukemattomia esteitä ennen kuin Greg vihdoinkin pääsi jäykän appiukkonsa suosioon. Kun Greg ryhtyy rahapulassa lääkefirman kuutamohommiin, Jackin epäilykset suosikkisairaanhoitajastaan kuitenkin palaavat. Kun Gregin ja Pamin koko klaani - mukana myös Pamia edelleen rakastava ex-mies Kevin - saapuu kaksosten syntymäpäiväjuhliin, Gregin on todistettava epäilevälle Jackille kykenevänsä olemaan perheen pää. Vallalla on väärinkäsityksiä, vakoilua ja salaisia hankkeita; läpäiseekö Greg niistä huolimatta Jackin viimeisen testin tullen suvun seuraavaksi patriarkaksi... vai menettääkö hän luottamuksen lopullisesti?
Björn Borg valmistautuu vuoden 1980 Wimbledonin tennisturnauksen. Vastaansa hän saa nuoren amerikkalaisen haastajan John McEnroen, joka on kaikin tavoin Borgin vastakohta. Borg on sisäänpäin kääntynyt ”kone”, joka ei koskaan näytä tunteitaan. McEnroe on helposti tulistuva rääväsuu, joka haastaa riitaa kaikkien kanssa. Molemmat ovat aikansa supertähtiä, ja maailman tunnetuimpia ihmisiä. Finaalista Borg vs McEnroe tuli kaikkien aikojen tennisottelu, ja yksi urheiluhistorian kuuluisimmista kaksinkamppailuista.
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls to his old school, finding herself at sea with an environment where students sort themselves by social class and their parents' political affiliation.
Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. His four grown sons include Dmitri, the eldest, an elegant officer, always broke and at odds with his father, betrothed to Katya, herself lovely and rich. The other brothers include a sterile aesthete, a factotum who is a bastard, and a monk. Family tensions erupt when Dmitri falls in love with one of his father's mistresses, the coquette Grushenka. Two brothers see Dmitri's jealousy of their father as an opportunity to inherit sooner. Acts of violence lead to the story's conclusion: trials of honor, conscience, forgiveness, and redemption.
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Milanese policeman Peppino and Neapolitan florist Ambrogio celebrate Christmas in the same ski resort town along with their families. After they discover that both their sons are dating, but have never met their girlfriends in person, the parents embark on a private war against those dating apps that seem to have reached almost everything and everyone.
A Milanese businessman is beside himself when his son tells him he's going to marry the daughter of a pizza maker from Naples.
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.
A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right.
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas. Harrington is unreasonably possessive of Nicholas and becomes jealous when he begins to form a close friendship with Jose, their gentle gardener.
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
A story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.