Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous-telling her who she can speak to and what she can wear. Threats escalate into violence when Bobby thinks Stacy has stepped out of line. Soon she is walking on egg shells and living in fear. Having seen the tell-tale bruises, Stacy's best friend convinces her to break things off with Bobby-but in a moment of weakness, Stacy goes to meet him. It will be the last time she is seen alive.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Peter Lucian, bilimsel bir çalışma geliştiren bir adamdır. Depresyon, kaygı ya da yorgunluktan şikayet eden danışanlarının evlerine giden Peter, buradaki uyumsuzlukları düzeltir. Evin akustiğinin kapsamlı bir analizini çıkaran Peter, ruh hallerinin değişmesini sağlayan bir ses belirler. Ancak, tükenmişlik sendromu yaşayan Ellen ile tanıştığında, beklenmedik bir durumla karşı karşıya kalır. Ellen’ın sorununu çözemeyen Peter, bunu çözebilmek için çalışmalara başlar.
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
15 yaşındaki Tyson ilk kez devlet okuluna gittiğinde hayatı sonsuza dek değişir. Tyson, şampiyon maraton koşucusu Aklilu ile arkadaş olur. Otizminin kendisini engellemesine asla izin vermeyen Tyson, babasının onayını kazanma umuduyla ilk maratonunu koşmaya kararlıdır. Beklenmedik bir arkadaşının ve ebeveynlerinin yardımıyla; kendine olan inancı ve ilk adımı atma cesareti ile her şeyin mümkün olduğunu öğrenir.
Paul, a 20 year old midwesterner, arrives at the central bus station and quickly catches eyes with Wye, a 22 year old girl voguing on the sidewalk. After Paul seeks her out in secret, an intense love between them blossoms. But when Paul discovers Wye is trans, he is forced to confront his own identity and what it means to belong.