After dying in a freak accident, Kazuma Satou is sent to a parallel world where he forms a dysfunctional party with a goddess, a mage, and a crusader. Together, they take on quests, battle monsters, and try to survive in this comedic and fantastical adventure.
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou follows the story of Sorata Kanda, a second-year high school student who is forced to live in Sakura Hall, a dormitory for problem students. He becomes the caretaker of a pet cat named Hikari and gets caught up in various shenanigans with his fellow residents. As Sorata struggles to balance his own dreams of becoming a game developer with the eccentricities of his dormmates, he also finds himself falling in love with a talented artist named Mashiro Shiina.
The Shiny Show is a pre-school children's quiz show, broadcast by CBeebies. Each show featured a quiz with six questions, based around different subjects, and featured three star characters: Tigs the Tiger, Mukka the Monkey and Dogsby the Dog.
Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
In a remote village in France, the peaceful life of the villagers is disrupted when a flying saucer arrives and the villagers must deal with the aliens. The village mayor, an old man, is skeptical of the alien encounter, but as events unfold, he discovers the truth about the aliens and the importance of tradition versus modernity. Alongside the humorous encounters and cultural clashes, the film also explores themes of infidelity, alcoholism, and the second chances in life.
Brian, feeling isolated and depressed after a harsh winter, decides to build a robot as a companion. Through their friendship and invention, Brian finds solace and purpose.
Dodes'ka-den tells the story of various slum dwellers living in a garbage dump in Tokyo, Japan. They fight to survive in the harsh conditions and dream of a better life. The film explores themes of poverty, desperation, and the human spirit.
On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.
When a young postman is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he is visited by a devil who offers him a deal: for every day he lives, one thing from the world will disappear. As he contemplates his existence, he must decide what is truly important to him.
The movie follows the fictional biography of Pablo Picasso, including his interactions with famous characters such as Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Gertrude Stein, Salvador Dali, and Sergei Diaghilev. It showcases his artistic journey, from his early struggles in Montmartre, Paris to his rise as a renowned painter in Spain and his later life in the French Riviera. The movie incorporates slapstick comedy elements and explores themes of art, death, and love.
Quill is a guide dog who goes through various challenges and experiences as he serves as a companion to a visually impaired man. The movie portrays the bond between Quill and his owner and showcases the importance of patience, kindness, and dignity.
In the 1970s, a British sound engineer is hired to work on an Italian horror film, but as he becomes immersed in the disturbing world of the movie, he starts to question his own sanity.
A young man wakes up one morning to find that his head has transformed into a large cabbage. He quickly becomes a source of bemusement, desire and hostility to all those around him.
Stray Dogs is a slow-cinema drama that follows the lives of a homeless man and his two young children as they struggle with poverty and loneliness. The film features long takes and minimal dialogue, emphasizing the characters' existential loneliness. The presence of a stray dog becomes a symbol of hope and companionship in their difficult lives.
A woman's life takes a downward spiral after a tragic accident. She begins experiencing supernatural occurrences and uncovers dark secrets about her family.
Life is not easy for Laika, a dog on the outskirts of a big Russian city. She is caught and forcibly retrained to become a pioneer in astronautics. Soon after her lift-off into space, a number of animals follow that are hurriedly launched from Houston and Baikonur. The animals travel astray, but finally manage, with the help of a black hole, to colonize a faraway planet. After a short period of harmonious, undisturbed co-existence with indigenous life forms, however, first human cosmonaut run ashore on their planet, and their harmonious life, indeed their very survival, are suddenly in jeopardy.
An emotional and generational conflict between mother and son in the twenty-first century, except for one detail: Mother is none other than death.
Accused of smuggling cabbages into a nation where cabbages are banned, Declan and Delores must confront the fragility of their new marriage while on the run for their lives.
How Harry Became a Tree is a dark comedy that follows the story of a man who, after a series of unfortunate events, finds himself transforming into a tree. Set in a small village in Ireland, the film explores themes of love, obsession, and the absurdity of human nature. Harry navigates through dysfunctional relationships, scandalous affairs, and a feud between two families while trying to come to terms with his own transformation. With a touch of black humor, the movie delves into the complexities of human relationships and the lengths people will go to find happiness.
Mickey and Pluto encounter various comedic situations while trying to garden, including dealing with giant insects and a mischievous spider.