Two couples disintegrate when they begin destructive adulterous affairs with each other.

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.

After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.

After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.