Jake Huard, a local kid, is a shipbuilder's son who wants to prove to his father, not to mention himself, that he can cut it as a Naval officer. But at the Academy he runs afoul of a hard-nosed training officer named Cole who does all he can to drive Huard out of the school. They end up settling their differences in the boxing ring during the Academy's annual competition.

Nine interweaving tales confront the relationships, past and present, of nine different women.

Advertising executive Phillip Fielder has no complications in his life until his sister dies unexpectedly, leaving him with temporary custody of his nephew he barely knows. Phillip begins a new enlightening life with his nephrew.

A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the "ratings."

Angel in the family: An ailing widowed father and his two estranged daughters experience a miracle when their late matriarch returns to spend Christmas with them. Fielder's choice : Advertising executive Phillip Fielder has no complications in his life until his sister dies unexpectedly, leaving him with temporary custody of his nephew he barely knows. Phillip begins a new enlightening life with his nephew.

A widowed mother of two must overcome great odds to save her family's home. Just when things can't get worse, fate brings along hope in the form of a mysterious drifter who offers his help.

A woman's gifted and troubled son disappears from their home in Los Angeles. Many years pass, a new clue turns up and she is convinced her son is living in Russia. The closer she comes to the truth, the harder it is to believe...

Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.

Jake Huard, a local kid, is a shipbuilder's son who wants to prove to his father, not to mention himself, that he can cut it as a Naval officer. But at the Academy he runs afoul of a hard-nosed training officer named Cole who does all he can to drive Huard out of the school. They end up settling their differences in the boxing ring during the Academy's annual competition.

Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipline, Porter manages to persuade his superiors to let him teach the kids football - and then take on other high school football teams. Based on a true story....