In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange fo...

Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, El...

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. I...

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different t...

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their ti...

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow rec...

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam ...

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. Duri...

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks ...

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his schedul...

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with ...

Shinohara, a young bodybuilder, joins a para-military sect in northern Japan. His instructor, Takiz...

Jill is a young actress in decline who does not do things very well, neither professionally nor pers...

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journa...

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frigh...

In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak...

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern ...