The Element of Crime

(1984)

As we follow the adventurous story of a hen desperate to raise a family, a terrible human tragedy unfolds in the background.

A 19-year-old criminal, Tommy, is kidnapped and forced into a rehabilitation process by a dysfunctional couple, Chris and Kathryn, who try to make him a "good boy." Tommy must find a way to escape.

An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

The lone surviving thief of a violent bank robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.

People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.

A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina. She gets her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip to Washington, D.C.

After being fired, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.

Danny was lucky 3 years ago at the arrest of Terror, a serial killer of young women. Danny's about to be a dad, when Terror escapes prison and is back killing. Will Danny get lucky this time?

A successful female politician hires private detective Varg Veum to find her missing daughter without attracting too much attention. During his investigation, Veum becomes aware of an international company and its dealings with corruption, black-market business, ad murder.