In the glitzy, glittering futuristic world of 1994, music is king -- and the man who controls it is all-powerful malicious mogul Mr. Boogalow. Now he has his eye on two fresh-faced young singers, Alphie and Bibi, who score a hit at his WorldVision Song Festival and fall under the irresistible spell of fame, money, and temptation.
In the early 1900s, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to go on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.
요크셔의 광부, 프랭크(Frank Machin: 리차드 해리스 분)는 프로 럭비 선수로 성공하고 싶어한다. 노력 끝에 프로 럭비 선수로 인정을 받게 된 프랭크는 많은 돈은 벌게 되나 점점 난폭해지고 고집이 세어진다. 프랭크는 마가렛(Mrs. Hammond: 레이첼 로버츠 분)이라는 미망인과 사랑에 빠지는데 이 둘의 관계는 감정적인 교류보다는 육체적인 관계 위주의 것이었다. 그러던 어느 날, 프랭크의 동료의 결혼식에서 마가렛은 사람들 앞에서 뻐기는 프랭크를 견디다 못해 맹렬히 공격하고 급기야 둘은 헤어진다. 하지만 프랭크에게는 돈이 행복의 전부였기에 그녀를 되찾지 못한다.
A doctor in 1890 England, in order to cure his wife's "sick mind," injects her with snake venom. She later gives birth to a daughter whom the villagers call "The Devil's Baby" and in a fit of fear they end up burning the family's house down. Years later a Scotland Yard detective is sent to the village to investigate a rash of deaths that are caused by snakebite.
The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.