Movies tagged as "episodic"

Go [1999, USA ] starting from $1.99

life begins at 3am.

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime Actors: Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley, Suzanne Krull, Desmond Askew, Nathan Bexton, Robert Peters, Scott Wolf, Jay Mohr, Timothy Olyphant, Jodi Bianca Wise, William Fichtner, Rita Bland, Tony Denman, Scott Hass, Natasha Melnick, Directors: Doug Liman Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   'Go' is set mostly during one long Christmas Eve in the lives of a group of young adults on the events surrounding a drug deal in Los Angeles replayed three different times from three different views. In a straightforward manner; when slacker Simon Baines (Desmond Asknew) takes off for a getaway to Las Vegas with his friends, Ronna (Sarah Polley) takes his shift at the 24-hour grocery store where they work. When two guys, named Adam and Zack (Scott Wolf and Jay Mohr), walk in asking to score some dope from Simon, Ronna takes it upon herself and her friends Claire (Katie Holmes) and Mannie (Nathan Bexton) to buy some some stuff from the local drug dealer Todd Gains (Timothy Olyphant). But the drug deal is a sting that Adam and Zack are forced to set up by an overzealous narcotics agent, Burke (William Fichtner). Ronna is forced to dispose of the drugs. With no other alternative, she tries to double-cross Todd with phony drugs. Meanwhile in Las Vegas, Simon's adventures with his best friend Marcus (Taye Diggs) hit an unfortunate turn during a trip to a strip club, while Adam and Zack end up spending Christmas Eve with Burke and his wife Irene (Jane Krakowski), and afterwards while driving to a rave that Ronna is dealing, the guys accidentally hit Ronna with their car and leave her for dead. Nearby, Mannie nearly OD's on dope, and Claire gets more friendly with a vengeful Todd whom is now looking for Ronna.

Meaning of Life, The [1983, UK ] starting from $1.99

What it is, Where it is, and how to avoid treading in it [Video Australia]

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical Actors: Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Graham Chapman, Directors: Terry Gilliam Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The Monty Python group examines the meaning and purpose of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and beyond. In typical Monty Python fashion they satirizes and humourizes almost everyone.

Night on Earth [1991, France, UK, Germany, USA, Japan ] starting from $1.99

Five Taxis. Five Cities. One Night.

Genres: Comedy, Drama Actors: Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Lisanne Falk, Alan Randolph Scott, Anthony Portillo, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Richard Boes, Isaach De Bankolé, Béatrice Dalle, Pascal N'Zonzi, Emile Abossolo M'bo, Stéphane Boucher, Noel Kaufmann Directors: Jim Jarmusch, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A collection of five stories involving cab drivers in five different cities. Los Angeles - A talent agent for the movies discovers her cab driver would be perfect to cast, but the cabbie is reluctant to give up her solid cab driver's career. New York - An immigrant cab driver is continually lost in a city and culture he doesn't understand. Paris - A blind girl takes a ride with a cab driver from the Ivory Coast and they talk about life and blindness. Rome - A gregarious cabbie picks up an ailing man and virtually talks him to death. Helsinki - an industrial worker gets laid off and he and his compatriots discuss the bleakness and unfairness of love and life and death.

Red Violin, The [1998, Canada, Italy, UK ] starting from $1.99

Passion Is Timeless

Genres: Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance Actors: Irene Grazioli, Carlo Cecchi, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli, Samuele Amighetti, Jean-Luc Bideau, Aldo Brugnini, Christoph Koncz, Clotilde Mollet, Florentín Groll, Johannes Silberschneider, Rainer Egger, Paul Koeker, Wolfgang Böck, Josef Mairginter Directors: François Girard, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19th century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin."

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her [2000, USA ] starting from $1.99

A man only sees what a woman wants him to know.

Genres: Drama, Romance Actors: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Valeria Golino, Holly Hunter, Matt Craven, Gregory Hines, Miguel Sandoval, Noah Fleiss, Danny Woodburn, Penelope Allen, Roma Maffia, Mika Boorem, Directors: Rodrigo García Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A study of the physical and emotional intricacies affecting the everyday lives of a very diverse group of women, and the strategies they adopt in coping with events - large and small, overt and hidden - which shape the way they live.