残酷之旅

一对名为阿德莱德和盖博的夫妻带着孩子到海滨度假，这里曾经是阿莱德莱童年的娱乐场所。在海滨与泰勒一家玩了一天之后，阿德莱德愈发地无法从往昔的伤痛中走出，他越来越觉得自己的家庭将要发生灾难。到了晚上，他们一家甚至看到有四个人手拉手在行车道上站立，似乎有更多诡异的事情等待着他们。

Robert Altman offers his unique take on the institution of marriage with this raucous comedy about a wedding reception that quickly turns chaotic. When the Corellis and Brenners--two completely opposite families--convene to watch their children tie the knot, everything seems too good to be true. But when the Brenner family matriarch dies before the reception has even begun, the boozing Dr. Jules Meecham (Howard Duff) decides that they better wait to break the news to friends and family, and as everyone continues to celebrate, it becomes evident that things aren't what they appear to be on the surface. Affairs are initiated and alcohol is ingested, leading up to a thunderstorm--and the most shocking secret of all. Altman assembles a who's who of American comediennes with this star-studded farce in which he compassionately mocks marriage and family life.

清同治年间，永福从被杂耍团的孙家收养，与邻居的女儿满珠自幼青梅竹马。可孙家的儿子永康爱上了满珠，永福为了报答孙家的养育之恩决定与满珠分手，让给永康。正在这时出身满族的满珠因够年龄被皇上召入宫内做秀女，被迫与家人分离。永福一心想再见满珠一面，于是便在宫外打探能够入宫的办法。直到一天碰到了一个叫小刀刘的人，刘爷说他可以帮助永福入宫，但要永福先要净身。永福见满珠心切，马上答应了刘爷，而他此时还不明白净身的含义。永福做了太监后，一次偶然救了奉慈禧之命监视同治皇帝的李莲英，在妓院护驾，被提升为内务府付总管。同治帝染梅毒死后，慈禧对知情者大开杀戒。永福、满珠逃回家后李莲英放过了他们。辛亥革命推翻帝制，永福、满珠终于走到了众人面前。

1930年代在New Orleans，一名叫辛辛那提的少年以赌扑克牌为活。因为他赌术的精艺，他慢慢的成功，而且越赌越大。在旅途上，他还遇上各种各类不同的女孩子。在赌坛上，有很多流氓尝试破坏他的前途，但是靠着他的毅力和努力，他终于熬过来了。最后，他来到要面对的是传说扑克牌赌王Lancey Howard。他们的赌注无法令人想象的高。