Movies and TvShows featuring "desperate-man" theme.

A hustler gets embroiled in a criminal underworld in London, desperately trying to make money and survive.

After a car accident leaves him with damaged hands, talented surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange seeks a cure and stumbles upon the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions. Trained by the Ancient One, he becomes the sorcerer known as Doctor Strange and battles against the villainous Baron Mordo and the powerful entity Dormammu. With his newfound mystical abilities, Doctor Strange must learn to harness his powers to save the world from destruction.

Odds Against Tomorrow follows three men, a former cop, a racist ex-con, and a desperate man with a gambling addiction, as they plan and execute a dangerous bank robbery. Tensions rise and alliances fracture as racial tensions and personal demons come to the surface. Can they overcome their differences and pull off the heist of a lifetime?

In southern France, a contract killer is assigned to eliminate a nuisance witness. However, the witness turns out to be a disturbed and neurotic man who becomes a constant pain in the killer's ass.

American Fable is a drama thriller set in the Reagan era American Midwest. A young girl finds herself facing foreclosure on her family farm and desperate to help her parents, she stumbles upon a dark secret involving a mysterious woman and a violent teenager. As she tries to navigate the dangerous situation, she is forced to make a moral dilemma while hiding and eavesdropping. This film explores themes of economic crisis, desperation, and the innocence of childhood.

In this comedy-drama, a desperate man named Charlie Chaplin, recently released from prison, finds himself in dire need of money. He comes up with a plan to extort a ransom by robbing a grave and demanding payment. However, things don't go as expected, and Charlie finds himself in a series of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps. Set in the 1970s, the story takes place in Switzerland, near Lake Geneva. Along the way, Charlie encounters Swiss police, an escaped monkey from a circus, and a bed-ridden woman. With a lack of money and impending Christmas, Charlie's desperation grows. Will he be able to pull off his plan or will he end up in even more trouble?

In this comedy-drama-fantasy movie, a desperate man finds himself caught in a loop of parallel worlds after a series of strange events. As he tries to find a way out, he encounters bizarre characters and uncovers the truth about his own existence. With the help of a quirky fortune-teller and a stamp-collector, he must navigate through different realities and ultimately confront his fears.

Since the car accident that caused the death of his wife, the comics author Stéphane Destouches sinks into alcohol and wanders the roads of Morocco.

Darkness Falls follows the story of a desperate man who is held hostage by a kidnapper. As the man struggles to escape captivity, he is forced to confront his own inner darkness and make difficult choices. The movie explores themes of adultery, deceit, and the depths of despair.

Wannabe gangster Miguel Metralha becomes editor of a fading pornographic magazine that faces difficulties with the savage competition of similar imported magazines. His fresh ideas reshape the magazine as a whole, which is good for business, but upset the magazine's owner, a rich and powerful woman.

After his business' bankrupcy, Giorgos Alexiou decides to commit suicide. Rosa, his cousin's wife who stand to benefit form his death, hires a private detective to keep an eye on him in case he changes his mind. Minas, Giorgos' employee, becomes Giorgos' guardian angel preventing the suicide at the last minute.

One night, on a bridge in Paris, a young man is saved from suicide by a young woman as lost as him.

When his uncle arrives for a visit, Plump has to find a wife and baby in a hurry. With the help of his friend, Runt, soon there are wives and babies everywhere.