The story follows teenagers Paul Bäumer and his friends Albert and Müller, who voluntarily enlist in the German army, riding a wave of patriotic fervor that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front. Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. However, amid the countdown to armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive.

Christian, a reclusive young man from Leipzig, gets a job working the night shift at a big-box store. He's trained to stocks goods and operate a forklift by Bruno, a wistful former truck driver, who introduces Christian to a colorful group of overnight workers, including Marion, with whom Christian develops a troubled infatuation.

在1942年1月20日的万湖会议上，纳粹高级官员举行会议，以确定对欧洲犹太人实施种族灭绝的最佳方式。

《麦克白》故事发生在处于战乱连年的遥远苏格兰。3个命运女巫的出现，道出了改变命运的预言。麦克白和班柯，两员英勇无畏的大将在战斗中力挽狂澜。国王邓肯将叛变的考顿爵士的封号和领地转封给麦克白，将王位传给了长子马尔康。麦克白和夫人合谋杀害了邓肯国王。因为惧怕班柯泄露命运女巫的预言，也杀害了班柯。女巫们提醒他要小心已逃亡到英格兰的麦克德夫。麦克白为求心安，最后还是杀害了麦克德夫的妻儿。马尔康和麦克德夫从英格兰请到了援军，直逼麦克白所在的城堡。3个命运女巫的预言原是一种双关语，麦克德夫最终杀死了麦克白，马尔康得到王位，成为苏格兰的国王。