Speaking of the Devil

Irene, Go Home!

November 1955 •Polish

A factory foreman discovers (to his discontent) that his housewife secretly takes driving lessons in order to get a job and send their son to kindergarten.

My Best Friend

August 2006 •French

Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

Ride Scare: The Beginning

October 2021 •English

A rideshare driver loses his mind after a traumatic experience and becomes a psychotic killer.

The Day the Bookies Wept

September 1939 •English

A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.

Taksirengit

December 2004 •Finnish

Finnish-Estonian short film.

Airplane!

July 1980 •English

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Savannah Sunrise

July 2016 •English

Joy and her family fly to help her mother-in-law Loraine with the difficult move from her home in Louisville, Kentucky 600 miles away to a retirement community near the family in Savannah, Georgia. But after a mixed-up flight reservation, Joy reluctantly agrees to take the trip in Loraine's Oldsmobile. Despite their many differences with adventures at every turn and trapped in the car together, they both discover they each may be the best friend they never knew they needed. And realize the love of family is all you need to bridge life's many seasons.

Taxi

April 1998 •French

In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Man with the Screaming Brain

April 2005 •English

The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.

Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva

January 1971 •Portuguese

A comedy about the happiness of several people who won the number 12 of Sports Lottery, thinking they are the only winner. Among them, one priest seduced by the devil disguised as a sacristan, one taxi driver who is planning to buy an entire fleet of cars, and prostitutes who leave their brothel, only to return again later.

Lucky Numbers

October 2000 •English

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

October 1990 •English

Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his wealth. Many cameo appearances!

The Ethics of Ambiguity

October 2023 •English

Two best friends and failing comedians are about to give up their dreams when they win the lottery. But telling the wrong people gets them in a world of trouble.

Taxi

October 2004 •English

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

Deal

January 2008 •English

As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.

Quax, der Bruchpilot

December 1941 •German

(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1

July 2004 •German

Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.

Asphalt Tango

November 1996 •Romanian

A desperate husband chases a bus full of beautiful women headed for Paris, France.

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

October 1984 •Spanish

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.

Sensations

January 1987 •English

A call girl and a hustler both end up with half of a multi-million dollar lottery ticket... but the only way they can collect the money is to be married to each other for two weeks!