Two temp workers, a pensioner and an old bully discover the sport of curling by chance and, convinced of their potential, plan to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father's attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won't stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins.

Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. Thirty years later, the daughters meet at a funeral for one of the mothers. Like their mothers, they discuss their hopes, dreams and fears.

Carlo is a doctor that has recently lost his wife. Affected by the loss, he is supported by his family and friends, and, above all, for the love he feels towards his little daughter. And then, one day, he meets Camille.

Every morning, pushing the wheelchair of his mother, Maurizio along the walkway through the bush and tie him entrance to his kiosk on the beach. After being assured that his attendants, and Khaled Omar, they did a good job, going to hoist the Italian flag, which stands on top of building.

Stefania works in a bookshop. Shortly before closing for summer holidays, Andrea, who was left behind by his fiancée, enters the store.

A recently laid off steel mill worker in a little seaside town starts losing his wife to a local TV anchor.

25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work as a telemarketer, experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative rat-race culture pushed on employees while quickly rising through the ranks of the company. Around her revolve people like delusional supervisor Daniela, her womanizing boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio "2", and well-meaning but inconsistent union rep Giorgio.

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the contrary, cannot be without one. One night, the perfect man shows up in Maria's bed: handsome, sensible, mature and passionate.The next morning brings up misunderstandings and lies which make the two friends split up and take a break for themselves. Maybe that young man met by chance is really the one every woman is looking for, because with his simple theories he manages to paint the perfect picture of the two women's lives.

Anderson har svårt att gå vidare i livet efter sin hustrus död och vännernas försök att hjälpa honom blir bara allt mer irriterande. Till slut friar han till första bästa flicka han ser, en servitris på den lokala restaurangen - och hon säger ja! Nu är det bäst de börjar lära känna varandra...

Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna reconstructs his way. For its part, the concierge Rocco and his friend Michele play in a group that emulates the Beatles and face opposition from their partners. Finally, Marcello and Paola are a divorced couple who, from time to time, pretend they are still together to avoid problems. They are victims of a relentless war of sexes.

Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family balance, leads to tragicomic scenarios.

Five down-on-their luck strangers meet by chance while looking at a property in the country none of them are able to afford. They decide to join forces and risk everything to turn it into a B&B, only for the local mafia to show up demanding their "fair" share.

En välutbildad arkitekt återvänder till Italien och upptäcker att hennes möjligheter som kvinna är begränsade, så hon kläcker en listig plan för att få ett jobb.

The everyday life of accountant Levante, his family and the other people of a small town in the Tuscan countryside is taken by storm by the serendipitous arrival of five gorgeous Spanish flamenco dancers.

Captain America är sedan länge nedfryst och försvunnen. Under tiden är agent Peggy Carter på språng att stoppa internationella skurkar från att använda den mystiska reliken "Zodiac".

För tio år sedan skedde den kanske mest sinnessjuka etniska rensningen mänskligheten har beskådat. Under en tremånadersperiod blev över en miljon Tutsi-flyktingar brutalt mördade av Hutu-rebeller i Rwanda. Trots att vi lever i en värld av ändlösa kommunikationsmedel och ett nyhetssamhälle som aldrig sover lyckades resten av världen stänga sina ögon för vad som pågick. Men en person vägrade blunda. Detta är den sanna historien om en mans kamp för att rädda så många flyktingar som bara står i hans makt genom att erbjuda dem skydd i det hotell han är föreståndare för. Genom sitt enorma mod och stora hjärta lyckades han rädda livet på mer än tusen flyktingar som annars hade gått en säker död till mötes.

Upper West Side i New York. Här bor Joe Fox och Kathleen Kelly. Båda gör sina matinköp på Zabars, båda intar sin cappuccino på samma Starbucks-kafé, båda tar sin söndagspromenad på samma gator i området. Joe bor ihop med Patricia Eden, en framgångsrik bokförläggare. Kathleen är sambo med Frank Navasky, en samhällsengagerad journalist. Kathleen har ärvt sin mors barnbokhandel "The Shop Around the Corner" där hon har kompetent personal, grupphögläsning m m. Joe är son till en mäktig bokhandlarfamilj som nu planerar att etablera sig i kvarteret intill med en supermarket i böcker, cappuccinobar, prålig arkitektur och extrapriser. Kathleen och Joe utbyter e-post över sina datorer; hon under namnet "Shopgirl" och han under namnet "NY152". Joe upptäcker "Shopgirls" identitet och börjar uppvakta henne.

På en cirkus föds en dag en liten elefant med stora blåa ögon och oproportionerligt stora öron. Till en början blir han utskrattad av alla men efter ett tag når han stor berömmelse som världens enda flygande elefant.