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    Bounce 2000 POSTER

    Bounce

    2000

    English

    5.8

    4

    52%

    32%

    alcoholism

    chance

    Drama

    grief

    loss of loved one

    Romance

    stroke of fate

    widow

    Don Roos Don Roos Director Ben Affleck Ben Affleck as Buddy Amaral Michael Laskin Michael Laskin as Frank Steadman Andy Umberger Andy Umberger as Pilot Erik Aude Erik Aude as Prom Boy
    Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
    In China They Eat Dogs 1999 POSTER

    In China They Eat Dogs

    1999

    Danish

    7.3

    16

    90%

    90%

    Action

    army

    chance

    Comedy

    cook

    Crime

    denmark

    robbery

    sibling relationship

    Lasse Spang Olsen Lasse Spang Olsen Director Trine Dyrholm Trine Dyrholm as Hanne Kim Bodnia Kim Bodnia as Harald Søren Sætter-Lassen Søren Sætter-Lassen as Henning Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Martin
    Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.
    Blind Chance 1987 POSTER

    Blind Chance

    1987

    Polish

    7.7

    15

    73%

    86%

    Action

    airplane

    chance

    Drama

    functionary

    libya

    lodz

    political party

    Romance

    Krzysztof Kieslowski Krzysztof Kieslowski Director Marzena Trybala Marzena Trybala as 2. Werka Jerzy Stuhr Jerzy Stuhr as dzialacz ZSMP Aleksander Mikolajczak Aleksander Mikolajczak as dzialacz ZSMP Boguslaw Linda Boguslaw Linda as Witek Dlugosz
    Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
    Liar Game: Reborn 2012 POSTER

    Liar Game: Reborn

    2012

    Japanese

    6.2

    5

    Action

    chance

    Drama

    games

    japan

    liar

    plan

    tricks

    Hiroaki Matsuyama Hiroaki Matsuyama Director Eiko Koike Eiko Koike as Ikkei Watanabe Ikkei Watanabe as Mana Ashida Mana Ashida as Mikako Tabe Mikako Tabe as Yu Shinomiya
    To exact revenge, the Liar Game office is revived. The target is only one person: Shin'ichi Akiyama. Because of new heroine Shinomiya, Shin'ichi, who kept refusing to take part in the game, finds himself in the game. Along with Akiyama, there's 19 other players competing for the prize of two billion yen. Omega, who revived the game, plays the game at the Liar Game office with Alice. Alice sets up the game, chooses the players, and sets the traps.
    Afterimage 2016 POSTER

    Afterimage

    2016

    Polish

    7.0

    4

    86%

    75%

    artist

    Biography

    chance

    Drama

    History

    painting

    rejection

    resistance

    work

    Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Director Zofia Wichlacz Zofia Wichlacz as Hania Mariusz Bonaszewski Mariusz Bonaszewski as Madejski Ewa Wencel Ewa Wencel as School's manager Magdalena Kuta Magdalena Kuta as Secretary
    In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
    One Night Stand 1997 POSTER

    One Night Stand

    1997

    English

    5.9

    8

    34%

    39%

    Action

    aids

    chance

    cheating

    Drama

    friendship

    loss of loved one

    one-night stand

    Romance

    Mike Figgis Mike Figgis Director Chris Bauer Chris Bauer as Bartender Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Amanda Donohoe Amanda Donohoe as Margaux Thomas Kopache Thomas Kopache as Merv
    In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.
    Sliding Doors 1998 POSTER

    Sliding Doors

    1998

    English

    6.7

    29

    65%

    77%

    Action

    chance

    Comedy

    commercial

    double life

    Drama

    ex-girlfriend

    Fantasy

    in flagranti

    london, england

    Romance

    Peter Howitt Peter Howitt Director Peter Howitt Peter Howitt as Cheeky Bloke Neil Stuke Neil Stuke as Defensive Bloke John Lynch John Lynch as Gerry Jeanne Tripplehorn Jeanne Tripplehorn as Lydia
    London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth, overlap and surprisingly converge.
    Magnolia 1999 POSTER

    Magnolia

    1999

    English

    8.0

    160

    82%

    89%

    Action

    chance

    daughter

    Drama

    dying and death

    farewell

    regret

    unsociability

    Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Linda Partridge Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán as Luis William H. Macy William H. Macy as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
    On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
    A Tale of Winter 1992 POSTER

    A Tale of Winter

    1992

    French

    7.2

    10

    Action

    chance

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    paris, france

    Romance

    single parent

    Éric Rohmer Éric Rohmer Director Claudine Paringaux Claudine Paringaux as Customer Marie Rivière Marie Rivière as Dora Christiane Desbois Christiane Desbois as Mother Edwige Navarro Edwige Navarro as Perdita
    Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a reminder of that long-ago summer. For male companionship she oscillates between hairdresser Maxence and the intellectual Loic, but seems unable to commit to either as the memory of Charles and what might have been hangs over everything.
    Along Came Polly 2004 POSTER

    Along Came Polly

    2004

    English

    6.0

    56

    27%

    47%

    Action

    bagpipes

    beach

    chance

    chance encounter

    Comedy

    honeymoon

    long island

    Romance

    John Hamburg John Hamburg Director Ben Stiller Ben Stiller as Reuben Feffer Todd Stashwick Todd Stashwick as Security Officer Nick Jameson Nick Jameson as Van Lew Executive Kevin Hart Kevin Hart as Vic
    Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.
    Open Hearts 2002 POSTER

    Open Hearts

    2002

    Danish

    7.5

    3

    93%

    90%

    Action

    broken engagement

    chance

    denmark

    Drama

    individual

    paraplegic

    Romance

    secret love

    Susanne Bier Susanne Bier Director Sonja Richter Sonja Richter as Cæcilie Birthe Neumann Birthe Neumann as Hanne Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Joachim Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen as Niels
    Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the hospital where he meets Cecilie and falls madly in love with her.
    The Change-Up 2011 POSTER

    The Change-Up

    2011

    English

    6.3

    116

    26%

    47%

    Action

    bachelor

    chance

    change

    Comedy

    co-worker relationship

    Fantasy

    fountain

    jealousy

    David Dobkin David Dobkin Director Jason Bateman Jason Bateman as Dave Lockwood Roger Jackson Roger Jackson as Hotel Guest Timothy J. Richardson Timothy J. Richardson as Lorno Grip Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds as Mitch Planko
    Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
    Home Again 2017 POSTER

    Home Again

    2017

    English

    5.8

    46

    33%

    44%

    Action

    chance

    Comedy

    Drama

    family

    hollywood

    los angeles, california

    love

    Romance

    woman director

    Hallie Meyers-Shyer Hallie Meyers-Shyer Director Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon as Alice Michael Cyril Creighton Michael Cyril Creighton as Teacher Christine Woods Christine Woods as Yoga Friend Lake Bell Lake Bell as Zoey
    Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
    Into the Blue 2: The Reef 2009 POSTER

    Into the Blue 2: The Reef

    2009

    English

    4.7

    13

    17%

    18%

    Action

    Adventure

    adventurer

    beach

    chance

    deep sea

    scuba diving

    Thriller

    villainess

    Stephen Herek Stephen Herek Director Katie Doyle Katie Doyle as Doctor Audrina Patridge Audrina Patridge as Kelsey Michael Graziadei Michael Graziadei as Mace Chris Carmack Chris Carmack as Sebastian
    When they're hired to recover the lost treasure of Columbus, married scuba divers Sebastian and Dani think they've hit the jackpot. But as they get closer to the fortune, the couple begins to suspect their employers have their own agenda. Hitting upon the real plan, the two come to the chilling realization that they may be expendable and that there's much more than riches at stake.
    Serendipity 2001 POSTER

    Serendipity

    2001

    English

    6.8

    85

    58%

    79%

    Action

    chance

    christmas movie alternative

    Comedy

    love at first sight

    new love

    new york city

    Romance

    soulmates

    Peter Chelsom Peter Chelsom Director Eugene Levy Eugene Levy as Bloomingdale's Salesman Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven as Dean Kansky Ajay Mehta Ajay Mehta as Pakistani Cab Driver Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale as Sara Thomas
    Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
    Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler 2011 POSTER

    Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

    2011

    Japanese

    6.3

    3

    based on manga

    chance

    Drama

    drastic change of life

    game

    japan

    mind game

    Tôya Satô Tôya Satô Director Ryû Nakatani Ryû Nakatani as Tatsuya Fujiwara Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kaiji Itô Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Man Sitting at Bar Yuriko Yoshitaka Yuriko Yoshitaka as Yumi Ishida
    3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet to get out of the underground with 1 million yen, and promises the other workers that he will save them. But to do so, he only has 14 days and needs 200 million yen! Kaiji meets his former rival Tonegawa and learns that there is a chance to turn the tables in the game. It was a monster casino machine that will make 1 billion yen if you win...
    Voyager 1991 POSTER

    Voyager

    1991

    German

    6.7

    8

    56%

    73%

    Action

    chance

    Drama

    mother

    Romance

    ship

    Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff Director Traci Lind Traci Lind as Charlene Deborra-Lee Furness Deborra-Lee Furness as Ivy Julie Delpy Julie Delpy as Sabeth Sam Shepard Sam Shepard as Walter Faber
    Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.
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