Harold Crick is an IRS auditor whose life is suddenly narrated, leading him to question his existence. As he learns of his impending death, he seeks help from a literary expert to understand the implications. In the process, he forms a romantic relationship and confronts the writer who holds his fate. Ultimately, he embraces the idea of willingly facing his death, leading to a surprising twist in the story.
Based on a true story, 'Bad Education' follows the superintendent of a Long Island school district as he embezzles millions of dollars and covers up his tracks, all while a student reporter uncovers the truth.
A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.
In the parallel universe of the Discworld, it's the night before Hogswatch, and the Hogfather has gone missing. Rather than who next will be the Discworld's equivalent of Santa Claus and deliver presents to all the children, it's up to Death to play the role and ensure that the holiday goes smoothly.
A young woman investigates the death of her mother, who drowned when her daughter was still a baby. The question is: was it murder, suicide or merely an accident?
National Audit Bureau member Hajime Matsudaira (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Tadako Torii (Haruka Ayase) & Asahi Gainsbourg (Masaki Okada) travel from their homebase of Tokyo to the city of Osaka. Their mission is to discover any financial irregularities & to ensure the correct use of federal money in the Osaka city government. Their initial audits go smoothly, but things turn more interesting once they enter the Karahori shopping district - the area with a long history reaching back to the Meiji era.
Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
A woman attempts to cover up the thefts committed by the manager at the shop she works at.
A young actor and his wife undergoing an IRS audit have more to worry about than the usual cheating when the IRS secretary turns out to be hot for the wife and the auditor turns out to be an ex-trick of the actor.
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
Alex Hartwell is a government tax auditor sent to investigate Turnbull Chemical's books. Arriving on the heels of a rowdy convention, Alex is forced to take a room at the seedy Michelle Apartments. As Alex's audit uncovers financial improprieties by day, after hours he finds himself drawn into a vortex of libidinous intrigue involving the predatory, chain-smoking femme fatale, Madeleine, and her menacing, ex-convict husband Dean.
After his retirement, a wealthy businessman decides to experience the working class life as a waiter, leading to unexpected encounters and a new perspective on life.
In 'The Menace', a man carries an unconscious woman and gets framed for a crime involving a stolen necklace. He undergoes reconstructive surgery to change his appearance and tries to clear his name while dealing with a complicated family dynamic and a Scotland Yard inspector. This movie is filled with twists and turns, showcasing the lengths a person will go to uncover the truth.
While perusing the books of an engineering company, fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who claiming she is being blackmailed. She begs him to find certain letters and he eventually agrees. Having obtained the letters, he takes them to a specified address where, to his horror, he finds a man, fully clothed, dead in the bath.
An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.
An introduction and overview to Scientology.
Tilemachos has been for many years now engaged to Fofo, who is pressuring him to get married. But he first wants to marry off his sister, who has passed “the usual” age for marriage. Tilemachos is desperate, and he decides to find a husband for his sister by advertising in the newspapers.
Slip and the gang stray from newspaper work to detective work.
The story of Joe Ferrill, whose efforts to raise enough money so that his imprisoned father can live comfortably upon release come to naught when the elder Ferrill dies behind bars. Vowing revenge on Society, Joe aligns himself with a bunch of gangsters. He intends to use his mob connections to get even with auditor John Mitchell, the man whose testimony sent Joe's dad to the Big House. But Joe hasn't counted on falling in love with Mitchell's pretty daughter Chris.