Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

Isaac is in love with his old college friend, Tracy, who is about to marry the wrong man. Isaac is prepared to passively accept this marriage until he nudged into action by Tracy's old boyfriend, Bob...who has been dead for ten years.

A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known as The Headhunter.