In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation by the local sheriff uncovers a complex web of relationships centering on the victim; the scattered trail of evidence ranges from a mysterious photograph to the victim's own dog. During the investigation, the sheriff meets and becomes romantically involved with a woman whose connection to the murder is ambiguous.

A teenager is faced with pressure from peers to drink and his decision about the use of alcohol. The young man is assisted by a youth minister in making his choice.

In the year 2177, the world is under the control of a master computer. For recreation, however, people are allowed to view sex tapes.

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

A black family leaves the ghetto of Detroit to look for a better life in Los Angeles.

A scientist who has been preserved in suspended animation wakes up to find himself in a primitive society in the future.

After winning a trip to Malibu, a widowed man learns about swimming and dealing with loss.