Ülkesindeki bir ihtilal sonucu devrilen Kral Shahdov New York'a gelir. Amacı biraz para kazanmaktır ve bir TV'ye gider. Burada ticari ilişkiler kuran Shahdov medya dünyasında ön plana çıkar. Ancak ailesinin komünist oluşundan dolayı kendisi de fişlenir.
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.