In the film Charade, a woman named Regina is pursued by three men who want a sum of money her recently murdered husband stole from them. As they close in, she relies on a charming stranger named Peter Joshua for help, but she becomes suspicious that he may not be who he seems, and the lines between friend and foe blur as she tries to stay one step ahead of the criminals and uncover the truth.

The film A Man Called Ove follows a grumpy widower named Ove who, after his wife's death, makes repeated, failed attempts to commit suicide. His suicide attempts are consistently interrupted by his new, boisterous neighbours, a young family who move in next door. Through flashbacks, the film reveals Ove's past and the events that shaped him, ultimately leading to his reluctant re-engagement with life and the formation of an unexpected, heartwarming community around him.

The film is a 1957 fictionalised account focusing on the developing alliance between lawman Wyatt Earp and gambler Doc Holliday, culminating in their confrontation with the Clanton gang in Tombstone, Arizona. The story follows Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) as a renowned, no-nonsense U.S. Marshal who is growing tired of law enforcement but is driven by a strong sense of justice. In Fort Griffin, Texas, he encounters the terminally ill, sardonic gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas).

The film Oddball is based on the true story of an eccentric Australian chicken farmer who uses his Maremma dog to protect an endangered penguin colony from fox attacks.

Mao's Last Dancer is a biographical film about Li Cunxin, a Chinese peasant who was trained to become a ballet dancer at Madame Mao's Dance Academy. He is chosen for a cultural exchange to the Houston Ballet, falls in love with an American dancer, and eventually defects to the United States to pursue a life of personal and creative freedom. The film follows his journey through political and personal struggles, the pain of being separated from his family, and his rise to international stardom.

The plot of the 2005 film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent, an ordinary Englishman who is thrust into a bizarre galactic journey after the Earth is abruptly destroyed.