Intolerans och dess fruktansvärda konsekvenser, men även kärlekens universella språk, undersöks här i fyra historiska sammanhang av pionjären D.W. Griffith. Handlingen sträcker sig över 2 500 år och är förlagd till Babyloniska riket 539 f.Kr., Judéen omkring år 27, Frankrike 1572 och till det moderna Amerika 1914.

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.

Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.

An overworked farmhand who works also at the adjacent hotel dreams of marrying the village belle.

A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.

Jerry Mason, a young Texan, and Jake Benson, an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.

Umberto Eco, the author of best-selling novels who passed away in February 2016, unveils the secrets behind his undertakings and novels.

In 1953, the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched the last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the battleground on time and deliver enough force to the Kumsong front line, the soldiers have to defend themselves against the never ending bombing of enemy bombers and race with time to repair bridges, all under the circumstance of supply shortages and inferior equipment. The rarely told history slowly unfolds.

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.

Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Maciste. The trio are broken up as Cabiria is entrusted to a woman of noble birth. With Cabiria's fate unknown, Maciste punished for his heroism, and Fulvius sent away to fight for Rome, is there any hope of our heroes reuniting?

Vid ett tågrån tvingas banditerna skjuta en resenär. Sheriffen och hans män ger sig ut efter dem.

Det är 1700-tal, och en ung flicka och hennes föräldralösa adoptivsyster åker från landsbygden in till Paris. Adoptivsystern är blind, men en läkare i staden kan bota henne. De råkar dock in i olika förvecklingar på vägen, och skiljs från varandra. Olika maktspel håller dem isär, och mitt i alltihop bryter den franska revolutionen ut.

Paris är offer för en osynlig terror som polisen inte kan göra något mot: en ondskefull organisation som sår kaos och död. Den orädde journalisten Philippe Guérande och hans partner ger sig ut på ett långt korståg för att sätta stopp för den Store Vampyrens och Irma Veps, hans farliga medhjälpares, brott.

Den panke Chaplin tvingas söka sig en plats och nappar på ett erbjudande som tidningsreporter. Han råkar i efterhand bevittna en olycka med en bil som kört över en brant.

En blyg kille och en populär tjej inleder en oväntad romans. Men när deras relation fördjupas blir han mer och mer svartsjuk och possessiv.

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.