A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, while attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.