"Difference between dead and life" A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician (Penn), a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro).

"Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can." A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich.

"Girls like me don't make invitations like this to just anyone!" The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.