A woman takes in a lodger to help with the debts of her funeral business.

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

In 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.