The Kinema Junpo critics were, of course, mistaken to think that Naruse had abandoned his emphasis on women. His next film, Sincerity, features two strong female characters, played by Irie Takako and Murase Sachiko, each of whom have a daughter. The girls are schoolmates, but one (Nobuko) is from a middle-class home and the other (Tomiko) is from a poor family. Tomiko's mother Tsutako (Irie) is a single mother who works from home as a seamstress, while Nobuko's mother lives in an elegant home with her husband, Kei. Eventually, it is revealed that Kei had a romantic relationship with Tsutako, and may be Tomiko's father as well, but he is conscripted shortly after this revelation and goes off to war.This is very much a home front film, in which the women are involved in supporting activities, and the whole town cheers on the new recruits. As Kei is a banker, he is conscripted as an officer. He is introduced brandishing a magnificent sword, indicating his readiness for his call-up, for which everyone congratulates him when it comes. The wartime context is little more than a backdrop to the story of paternity and former love. The complex emotions among the women are conveyed through cutting on eye movements and eye lines, and through the use of the pastoral location.

飞虎队员阿坚在警方的安排下，成功打入黑社会内部，做起了卧底，黑社会老大肥叔始终怀疑阿坚的身份，屡屡找各个机会来试探阿坚，但阿坚都化险为夷，香港黑社会四大家族火拼九龙湾，一场混战中，阿坚救了肥叔一命，从此，肥叔相信了阿坚。肥叔计划抢劫金铺失败，肥叔把气发在上次追杀他的黑社会四大家族之一的匡仔身上，准备报复匡仔。为了避免更大规模的流血事件发生，阿坚又将消息传回警局，但还是晚了一步，肥叔的儿子偶遇阿娇，他不知是阿坚的妹妹，阿娇被其强暴，并拍下录像，阿坚不顾队长的劝阻，杀了肥叔的儿子，但不幸暴露了身份。肥叔抓不到阿坚，一怒之下，杀了阿坚的全家，阿坚终于现身，设计绑架肥叔，阿坚这一行动引来了警方和肥叔的马仔，黑白两道在九龙湾相遇...

故事发生在20世纪的30年代，雷（西恩·潘 Sean Penn 饰）是当时红极一时的爵士乐传奇人物。由于早年生活困顿，成名后雷养成了挥金如土的恶习，压抑许久的他放纵自己迷失在由金钱和美女组成的奢侈世界里。一位名叫海蒂（萨曼莎·莫顿 Samantha Morton 饰）的普通洗衣女工深深的爱上了雷，愿意为雷付出一切，而雷亦对单纯的海蒂抱有好感。可是，此时的雷并不想过早的走入安定的家庭生活，更何况，雷可是一位艺术家啊，对于艺术家来说，婚姻难道不正是灵感的坟墓吗？就这样，雷和海蒂渐行渐远。之后，雷娶了性感妖娆的作家布兰奇（乌玛·瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰），却发现布兰奇是比自己还要放浪形骸的“交际花”。直到此时，雷才想起了海蒂的好，可是雷没有把握，这个单纯可爱的女孩如今还会一如既往的包容他，接纳他吗？

海子（周里京 饰）是一名整日里游手好闲的待业青年，因为学历不高，所以他找不到什么正经的工作，这让海子的父亲耿柱（仲星火 饰）感到非常的焦虑。耿柱东奔西走，总算给海子找到了一份邮递员的工作，可是海子对待工作一点都不认真，经常送错邮件。一天，海子和自己曾经的好友肖彪（吕凉 饰）重逢了，肖彪是一个非常上进和自律的男子，他的精神深深打动了海子，在肖彪的影响下，海子决定去英语夜校上课，可是依他的性格，这件事情最终半途而废。海子来到了肖彪兄妹经营的羊肉串摊，做起了帮工，并且和肖彪的妹妹相谈甚欢，这可气坏了耿柱。