1864 After a huge battle and the brutal shelling of the population of Atlanta, Federal troops ("Yanks") take control of the city. Their plan is to use all of the goods remaining in the warehouse district of Atlanta to outfit their army for the upcoming March to the Sea, which they hope will end the War Between the States. Confederate spies move into the warehouse district, disguised as Yanks, to take stock of what is still there that might be of use to the army of the north. They find a lot. The word comes down from Confederate command to burn the entire district, destroying vast quantities of goods and uprooting hundreds of families that have been in the area for decades. "The Burning of Atlanta" is the story of the destruction of a major city near the end of the war, and the desperation and terror this causes in the lives of those who watch their entire society collapse around them.
正驻扎于伦敦的马戏团内,生活着自幼驼背的青年(丹尼尔·雷德克里夫 Daniel Radcliffe 饰)。他的丑样子只能供人家取乐,而青年独独热爱医学,尤其擅长解剖学。在某次演出事故中,青年用自己的学识救下了摔成骨折命悬一线的女演员罗蕾莱(杰西卡·布朗·芬德利 Jessica Brown Findlay 饰)。他的学问得到疯狂科学家维克多·弗兰肯斯坦(詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy 饰)的赏识,于是后者想方设法将其劫了出来,还为其起名伊戈尔。在此之前,弗兰肯斯坦曾经做出盗取动物园死亡动物尸体的事情,而他这一系列的做法只为进行一项疯狂大胆的实验,那就是缝缝补补创造出来人造的生物。 疯狂之旅就此展开……
能力卓著但作风粗暴的橄榄球队教练怀特(凯文·科斯特纳 Kevin Costner 是),因一次暴力事件而被所在高中开除,而他的“恶行”也使得其他高中对他关上了聘用的大门。万般无奈之下,怀特来到加州一个贫穷偏远的小镇麦克法兰,在当地的高中任职。这座小镇居住者大量来自墨西哥的移民,他们贫穷、粗粝,与大城市的孩子们截然不同。尝试着改掉暴脾气的怀特,只想尽快回到城里,好让妻女的生活得到改善。而就在此期间,他发现了这群墨西哥少年在长跑方面的天赋。为此,他想方设法说服了校长、学生以及学生家长,组建了这所学校第一支长跑队。他的初衷也许只是以此当做跳板,却不曾想因此改变了自己和孩子们的人生……
本片根据发生于1987年的真实故事改编。