In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invests the family savings in Osteo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him. Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. When he thinks he is stable, he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, and must scramble from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home. At work, there are nineteen other candidates for the one position. One day, he is called into an office and in it were the heads of Dean Witter. Chris thinks that he is about to be told the job will not be his as he says that he wore a shirt and tie for his final day. Then they tell him that he has been an excellent trainee and that tomorrow he will have to wear his shirt and tie again as it will be his first day as a broker. Chris struggles to hold back tears. Outside he begins to cry as the busy people of San Francisco walk past him. He rushes to his son's daycare, hugging him and knowing that after everything him and his son had been through things would be all right. The final scene shows Chris walking with his son down a street. His son is telling him a joke, when a wealthy business man in a suit walks past. Chris looks back as the man continues on. The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner.
In 1970s Afghanistan, a young boy and his best friend are torn apart by a tragic event. Years later, the boy, now a writer, returns to Afghanistan to face his past and seek redemption.
Koyaanisqatsi is an experimental film that takes viewers on a mesmerizing journey through time-lapse photography, showcasing the beauty and destruction of the modern world. Through stunning aerial shots and captivating scenes of city life, the film provides a thought-provoking commentary on the impact of technology and urbanization on our environment.
An undercover cop seeks justice and revenge after his partner is murdered by a gangster. He infiltrates the world of organized crime, utilizing his martial arts skills to take down the perpetrators.
Set in a dystopian future, THX 1138 tells the story of a man named THX 1138 who rebels against the oppressive government that controls every aspect of society. As he begins to question his controlled existence, he falls in love with a woman named LUH 3417 and the two plan to escape the prison-like society they live in. Their journey takes them through a maze of tunnels and ultimately leads them to confront the totalitarian regime. Will they be able to break free and find freedom?
After being released from prison, a Vietnam War veteran becomes the target of a secret organization and must uncover a conspiracy involving an elite sniper. His paranoia grows as he navigates through a web of deception and danger.
The Organization is a neo-noir crime thriller about a tough cop who discovers a drug syndicate operating in the Bay Area. He must navigate through a series of gunfights, car chases, and shootouts to bring down the organization and protect his community.
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! follows a police officer as he investigates the murder of a prostitute in San Francisco. The detective navigates Chinatown, drug pushers, and a mysterious suitor in his quest to solve the case.
In Neon Maniacs, a group of monsters known as the Neon Maniacs terrorize the streets of San Francisco. A band of teenagers must fight to survive as they are hunted down one by one. With a never-ending killing spree, the city is plunged into chaos and fear.
When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy or come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?
In the town of Colma, just south of San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living one thousand to one. Here, one wouldn't expect teenagers to burst out in song, or dance around cemeteries and streets. But, that's exactly what happens. Best pals Rodel, Billy, and Maribel find themselves in a state of limbo; fresh out of high school, they are just beginning to explore a new world of part-time mall jobs and crashing college parties. As newfound revelations and romances challenge their relationships with one another and their parents, the trio must assess what to hold onto, and how to best follow their dreams. It's a love song to the city, and to the residents who dream of a better (and more musical) life.
Haiku Tunnel (2001) follows the story of a neurotic office worker named Josh who must navigate the intricacies of office politics, eccentric coworkers, and various humiliations. Aspiring to become a novelist, Josh finds himself trapped in a mundane job as a tax attorney. Throughout the movie, he deals with the challenges of his job, gossips with his coworkers, and tries to maintain his sanity in the corporate world.
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