An advertising executive who loses his job in a fit of self-focused righteous anger embarks on a motor-home-based vagabond journey to "find...
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To Build a Fire (1908)
A man displays hubris regarding his ability to handle the forces of Nature as he attempts to reach a Yukon mining claim. Medium: Short Story (©...
Rocky (1976)
A small-time boxer with a mixed-results fighting record attempts to put forward his best effort in a fight with the heavyweight champion and to...
Margin Call (2011)
An executive at a Wall Street investment firm attempts to stand firm morally in the face of threats to the economic survival of himself and the...
After Hours (1985)
A bored young office worker becomes embroiled in the surreal world of the late-night Soho neighborhood and attempts to return to the unexciting...
Casablanca (1942)
A former freedom fighter struggles to maintain his carefully constructed emotional fortress against powers that threaten to tear down its walls and...
A Christmas Carol (1843)
A miserly 19th-century London businessman attempts to maintain his emotionally guarded world view in the light of a psychological onslaught from...
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
A young screenwriter pursues Hollywood success at all costs and becomes selfishly world-wise in the process. Medium: Film Writer(s): George Huang...
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
A likeable Old West bank robber and his partner attempt to preserve their lives and freedom in light of pursuit by lawmen who seek their death for...
Chinatown (1974)
A 1940s private detective investigates the mysterious death of the Los Angeles Water Commission chief engineer and attempts to reveal and make known...