约翰尼·诺克斯维尔饰演的男主角有个八岁的孙子，祖孙俩将开始一段横跨美国的旅程，一路上他们偷东西撞路牌婚礼葬礼四处搅局蠢事不断。
几世纪前，帕纳索斯博士（Christopher Plummer 饰）还是一名德高望重的僧侣，他在与世隔绝的荒山野岭中讲述永恒的故事。某天，魔鬼尼克（Tom Waits 饰）不请自来。在他的引诱下，帕纳索斯与魔鬼作赌注，最终如愿得到永恒的生命。 时间到了现在，博士带着由女儿瓦莲蒂娜（莉莉·科尔 Lily Cole 饰）、青年安东（Andrew Garfield 饰）、侏儒波西（Verne Troyer 饰）组成的奇幻马戏团周游各地。就在女儿将满16岁时，尼克再次出现。原来，博士曾爱上一个女子（Lily Cole 饰），但永恒的生命却没有永恒的青春，为了和爱人厮守，他又和魔鬼作了一次愚蠢的赌注，而他恢复青春的代价就是要将第一个孩子献给魔鬼。践约的日子越来越近，烦恼的博士再与魔鬼作赌，只要他最先收集到5个灵魂便可保住女儿。这时，落魄的东尼（希斯·莱杰 Heath Ledger 饰）适时出现……
清朝末年，因海外入侵清政府内部更加混乱不堪。官员之间的贪污受贿也已屡见不鲜，一些不法商人为了获得最大利益做了很多违法事件。官商勾结中也闹出了不少笑话……
一个是傲慢的太子，另一个是老实的状元郎，皇帝很公平，让两人同时出发，先把和平书送到番邦重赏，太子自以为是，一路捉弄小状元，可正真的危险还远不止这些，小状元一路过关斩将，最后是谁先到达番邦，完成使命呢？
"The Witch Burnt Alive" After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous. "Community Spirit" Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through. "The Earth Seen from the Moon" The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific. "The Sicilian" Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories. "A Night Like Any Other" Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.
职业罪犯小吉尔伯特·加尔文（乔什·杜哈明 饰）从美国监狱逃出并越过边境进入加拿大，在加拿大，他化名为罗伯特·怀特曼，有了新的身份。 在坠入爱河并结婚后，他声称接受了一份旅行安全顾问的工作，但他大胆的犯罪行为仍在继续。在他向终身黑帮成员汤米寻求投资后，他的事业变得更加复杂，他卷入了加拿大历史上最大的抢劫案，这使他成为跨国追捕的核心人物。
本片以法国诺曼底乡间一栋祖传老宅为叙事枢纽，讲述一对表亲继承房产后，机缘巧合下循着泛黄家谱的指引，揭开家族先辈十九世纪在花都巴黎的尘封往事。
年轻有为的股坛狙击手马奋（陈家乐 饰）身份神秘，行踪低调，在他的字典里，从来没有“失败”两字。故事由马奋遇上阿宝（李靖筠 饰）开始，彼此人生出现了戏剧性的变化！ 阿宝从小到大都不相信好事会降临在自己身上，双亲早逝的阿宝，所有梦想对她而言都是遥不可及。阿宝身兼数职，在KTV当兼职。一晚马奋与公司高层职员在KTV贵宾房召开秘密会议，因马奋用钱打发了几位上前搭讪的性感女郎，阿宝以为马奋就是害她好姐妹Pauline自杀的情场骗子，于是上前指骂马奋，此时地下钱庄突然来到夜店找阿宝还钱，众人拉扯之间，阿宝手拉着马奋逃离现场。原来阿宝把马奋带到医院探望昏迷不醒的Pauline，Pauline大哥牛荣等人以为马奋是Pauline的男友，要他为妹妹自杀负责，牛荣认为只有马奋能唤醒Pauline，怕他逃之夭夭，决定强行把他带回家。 马奋与阿宝相处后，觉得这女子天真可爱。...
车夫张大胆（洪金宝 饰）自称胆识过人，神鬼不怕，经常与别人打赌练胆。某天他提前收工，发现老婆（梁雪薇 饰）与别人私通，而对方竟是大胆的雇主谭老板（黄蝦 饰）。谭老板为掩盖真相，派师爷（太保 饰）寻茅山道士钱真人（陈龙 饰）设坛杀害大胆。 钱真人设下圈套，借打赌之名将张大胆诱至马家祠堂，施法唤出僵尸追杀大胆。钱之师弟许真人（钟发 饰）不满师兄图财害命、伤天害理恶举。他暗中协助大胆，使之最终逃过此劫。然而谭老板祸心不死，一计不成，再施一计，非置大胆于死地不可……
查理（吴镇宇 饰）是一个假装残疾的骗子，冯仁炳（郑中基 饰）是一个无所事事的村长， 自称恶人的两人对初来村中的美女余真（江疏影 饰）一见倾心。余真因怀孕和前男友反目而出走来到此地，无依无靠之时遂心生妙计，邀查理和阿炳来到家中共度晚餐。酒醉后余真故意让两人误以为与她促成好事导致怀孕，两人上当，难辨谁为亲生父亲，于是共同照顾余真。一日， 两人发现都不是孩子的亲生父亲，于是怒把余真交还给她前男友换取钱财。事成后，二人偶然得知余真前男友想拿孩子做实验，于是查理和阿炳两人念及旧情，决定去营救余真和她即将出世的孩子……
好赌波夜总会主音吉他手阿发（许冠文 饰）荷包羞涩，赌马去财，房租拖欠，还被夜总会赶了出来。在无处可睡的情形下，他和好友阿财（黎小田 饰）借宿女友家，偶然间却目睹了机械手臂的黑帮头目油炸螃蟹屠杀对手沙皮狗的场面。 阿发凭借小聪明暂时躲过油炸螃蟹的毒手，但却无法逃脱被追杀的厄运。万般无奈之下，他男扮女装加入阿财负责的欢乐女子乐队，并随团远赴泰国演出。途中他邂逅了乐队主唱叮叮（钟楚红 饰）但由于油炸螃蟹派出的杀手存在，这段旅程不光充满浪漫，还满是惊险……
徐夕（李连杰）本是神秘杀手组织701部队里的一名冷血杀手，因为不想再做杀人工具，他逃离了该组织来到香港化身为一名普通的图书馆理员，因此结识警察石SIR并与之成为好友，不想701部队为追杀黑帮头目突然现身香港，一时石SIR及警方均束手无策，见好友处于危难中，徐夕挺身而出化 为黑侠。 黑侠让701部队的首脑熊菊（龙刚）大为震怒，遂派徐夕旧情人若兰规劝黑侠归顺，被徐夕断然拒绝，结果令图书馆除Tracy（莫文蔚）之外的诸同事皆丧命。为保护Tracy，徐夕再做黑侠采用强硬态度要带她走，遭不知黑侠就是其意中人徐夕的Tracy的拒绝。后在与熊菊一干人等对抗的过程中，徐夕渐从Tracy身上寻到自己想要的情感。
家驹（黄家驹 饰）、自强（黄家强 饰）、世荣（叶世荣 饰）以及贯中（黄贯中 饰）四个年青人自组乐队，醉心于音乐，但他们每个人都有自己的梦想。世荣深爱女友马莉（王菲 饰），但身为医学教授的未来岳父加能却不赞同他从事音乐，加能固执的令晕血的世荣进入医科学习；梦想成为警察的贯中因身体素质不过关，全靠诚意打动了警方考官，得以从不起眼的交通督导员做起；家驹一家希望移民美国开餐馆，为了这个目标，全家展开赚钱比赛，家驹身兼数职，一刻不得闲；初入职场的自强豪情万丈，自信能够凭借努力成为第一流的经纪人。四个年青人为了理想打拼，一路经历诸多坎坷欺骗，他们的梦想能否成真？
