讲述身为天文学家的卡尔·萨根在1977年为美国宇航局的金唱片项目工作时与纪录片导演安·德鲁扬相爱的故事
HavingwitnessedhisjunkiefatherkilledRussellStevensgrowsuptobecomeapolicemanandmakeadifference.WhenheisofferedanundercoverjobbyGeraldCarverheacceptsandbeginstobuildarelationshipwithDavidJasoninordertogettothemaindealers.Howeverasheisforcedtodealdrugsandkilltokeephiscoverhefindsthelinesbetweencopandcriminalbeinglost–isheacoppretendingtobeadealeroradealerpretendingtobeacop?Larry(ashewasthen)Fishburne'sfirstleadrolewasatypicallydarkvehicle.Thestoryistheusualoneofcoplosinghimselfwhenundercover,howeveritmanagestobemorethanthatformostofthetime.Co-writtenbyTolkin,whowroteThePlayer,thisnaturallyhasanicecynicaledgetoitwhenitlooksattheUS'shypocriticalapproachtodrugcontrolandthepoliticallinksbetweenthestreethustlersandthepoliticalhighrollerswhocourtrespectability.Thestorydoeseventuallysettleintoatraditionalsettingbuteventhenitworkswellasathriller.Themulti-talentedBillDukedirectswellwithagrittyfeelandafewnicetouches.Howeverseveralthingsareabitiffy.FormostofthefilmFishburne'snarration/voiceoverisabitlikeacrossbetweenApocalypseNowandBladeRunner–itcomesacrossasalittletoodarkandheavyandalsoexplainsthingslikewecan'tfigureitoutourselves.Howeveronceyougetintothefilmit'snotasbigadeal.Mymainproblemlieswiththecharacters.Fishburneisexcellent,arealmodelofunderlyingangerandviolence,GoldblumisgoodbutperhapsalittleOTTontheyuppie/violencething,butthere'sgoodsupportfromSmithandSpinCity'sbeautiful(andoftenunderused–butnothere)VictoriaDillard.Howeverthetwomainwhitecharacters(GoldblumandSmith)arebothsmearedwithracistinsinuations–Smithappearstoinsulthisblackofficersanddoesn'tcareaboutthejunkies,whileGoldblumisfascinatedaboutallthingsblackandtalksaboutthemaswildbeautifulbeastsandloveshavingsexwith"black'.Thesethingsaren'tamajorproblem,butwithbasicallyonlytwowhitecharactersinit,it'salittleworryingthatbotharegiventhatedge.Howevertheseareminorcomplaintsthatgetlostwithagoodthriller.FishburneexcelsandDukedeliversastorythatisagoodthrillerbutalsohasajaded,subversiveedge.
候睦（雪村 饰）是一名黑车司机，靠着这份不光彩的职业赚得的微薄收入养家糊口。候睦和珠子（俞晴 饰）结婚多年，虽然生活一直都徘徊在贫困线上下，但对于相爱的小两口来说，只要有彼此陪伴在身旁就是最大的心安。 某日，候睦在偶然之中捡到了一个神秘的古董，在好奇心的趋势之下，候睦将古董带回了家，殊不知，亦带回了巨大的灾难。候睦想将古董卖掉赚点外快，却发现根本就没有人想要此物，与此同时，候睦平静的生活开始渐渐变质，一连串科学无法解释的奇怪事件接连在他和珠子的周围发生，死亡的阴影无时不刻笼罩着他们。最终，珠子离家出走，候睦则踏上了寻找珠子和事件真相的旅途。
香港九龙区旺角混混阿杰（刘德华）做事利落重情义，颇有老大风范，为了照顾做事冲动又好面子的小弟乌蝇（张学友），他不停地在各种大小麻烦中周旋，甚至不惜为乌蝇与黑道狠角色（万梓良）结仇。阿杰表妹阿娥（张曼玉）前来旺角看病暂住他家，两人慢慢互生情愫，但因为担心自己的身份最终会给阿娥带来伤害，阿杰选择了将心事埋藏。待阿杰明白真情抑压不住想对命运做番抵抗时，乌蝇却再次因好面子面临生命危险，于是一道友情与爱情必选其一的难题重又摆在阿杰面前。
