A struggling writer in Depression-era Los Angeles begins a tumultuous affair with a poor Mexican-American waitress who dreams of marrying a wealthy suitor.
A struggling new mother fights a generations-old presence lurking within her family's home, threatening her safety, her sanity and the life of her infant child.
An ambitious, popular student is pitted against the school's star football player and his sister in a heated government campaign for student body president.
A girl's family overlooks her 16th birthday as her sister's wedding approaches, and her crush on a popular boy is matched only by the one a geek has on her.
A woman who works as a welder at a steel mill dreams of becoming a dancer with a prominent ballet company, but fear of failure keeps her from auditioning.
A teenager makes a bet to turn a nerd into the senior prom queen, but when she discovers his deceit, he becomes torn between winning and doing what's right.
A socially misfit fast-food waitress encounters her male counterpart, a socially inept video-game clerk, at a masquerade party and is instantly infatuated.
A teenage girl in 1970s Michigan commits suicide, leading her parents to isolate their remaining daughters from the rest of the world in order to protect them.
A personal shopper working for a high-end model in Paris visits her childhood home in an effort to make contact with her recently deceased twin brother.
A baseball player spends 17 years in prison after an accidental fatality occurs during a conflict, but after his release, he works for a second chance at life.
While in Rome, a bored princess slips away from her official duties, and is spotted by a reporter who plays along in the hopes of getting an exclusive story.