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Suerte en la vida (La Lotería III)

January 1994 •Spanish

Five stories that tell the tale of winning the lottery in Mexico and how it changes lives.

It Could Happen to You

July 1994 •English

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.

Lucky Fat Man

January 2017 •

Chow Chong Fat and Wat Kam Heung, who knew each other since young, are coming to their 10th wedding anniversary. Fat always works as an accountant and also a handy man in the family business “Lo Wat Kei” founded by Heung’s father. Fat is ordered around by Heung’s family members every day. Bullied by Heung’s mom, uncle and aunt, Fat leads a very miserable life. The only thing that brings Fat out of his rigid and boring life in “Lo Wat Kei” is the reunion with his dream lover Ceci. Lacking the joy of life, Fat buys a lottery ticket which wins him the first prize of 20 million HK dollars. But this is just the start of the whole exciting story.

Fortune Flies

August 2017 •English

What are the chances of winning the lottery jackpot and then losing it instantaneously? Our unlucky hero Phaidon is about to find out, in a heart-wrenching turn of events, as fortune flies away.

Great Gain

October 2011 •English

Isaac is a janitor whose livelihood is in jeopardy when his boss tries to cut his job in order to save money. When it seems he has finally gotten the best of Isaac, a misunderstanding at a convenience store puts a winning lottery ticket in Isaac's hands. Isaac 's world has been turned around but after gaining so much he may be on the edge of losing it all.

Le Million

February 1931 •French

Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.

6/45

August 2022 •Korean

A comedy film about North and South Korean soldiers vying for a winning lotto ticket that crossed the demarcation line because of the strong wind.

Wake up Vassili

April 1969 •Greek

Vasilis is a poor conservative man who works in a company and tends to buy the lottery very often - but with no luck. His life will turn upside down when his younger sister turns out to be an anarchist and gets involved with a leftist rebellious man he already knows and hates. Eventually, in an ironic twist of faith, the two of them will earn millions and gain the exact lifestyle they used to fight against and Vasilis will lose his mind.

Rena... Here's the Opportunity

January 1980 •Greek

Langostas a Domicilio

November 2023 •Spanish

Cheque and Lucas are two friends who, after winning the biggest lottery in the country, are ready to take the leap into their new life, the new rich millionaire life.

Welcome to Me

September 2014 •English

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

Νάτανε το 13 νά 'πεφτε σε μας

January 1970 •Greek

A poor and oppressed employee wins the football bet lottery and decides to live the life he dreamed so many years, wastefully scattering his money.

If Luck Favors You

January 1964 •Greek

A poor but very decent teacher, Telis, who has resigned from his job, finds a winning lottery ticket in the street. Suddenly, his life changes radically. But he then discovers that someone has put it in front of him deliberately.

Jerry & Marge Go Large

October 2022 •English

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.

Winning Ticket

January 2018 •Finnish

Eevi works in a beauty parlor, leading a humdrum life in the suburbs of Helsinki with his husband Kari, a wannabe rocker. After the jackpot, the couple agrees to carry on with their lives as before, without telling anyone about the stroke of luck. But the money is burning holes in their pockets and that’s hard to hide. Their opinions about themselves and their relationship are put to the test. Everyone seems now to have a strange attitude towards them – although they try to pretend to be the same people as before. Do the millions bring happiness after all?

Rattens musketörer

October 1945 •Swedish

Three cab drivers win a big sum of money and try to adjust to their new lifestyles.

Lal Bahadur Shastri

November 2014 •Malayalam

Lal Bahadur Shastri is a Malayalam comedy film about three strangers who come across during their journey of life. It revolves around how they influence each other.

Filleann an Feall

June 2000 •Irish

Two Dubs, Sean and Ger, get wind of the proverbial pot of gold and what should be a straight-forward job becomes a fiasco. But, there's an old Irish saying - "Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire - What goes around comes around".

Ο τυχεράκιας

January 1968 •Greek

A countryman arrives in Athens to make it big and becomes a millionaire overnight. However, a duo of swindlers has set their sights on getting their hands on his fortune. Will he discover the hard way that more money means more problems?

Mensch Mama!

September 2012 •German

Anja became a millionaire! This wife and mother won million euros on lottery and she decides for a smart investment. First step - getting her husband Uli off the couch. She hires a lawyer, who's in love with her, to buy an abandoned restaurant and employ Uli, a talented chef, giving him a second chance. Things go out of control when restaurant becomes very popular