Crooked Eight Ball is the story of Markus, a screenwriter who finds himself desperately searching to stake his claim to fame, is blocked, and is down to his last five minutes to produce one tasty movie premise, to salvage his budding career. His life takes a twisted turn as he finds himself unwillingly sharing a cab ride with Medina, a disgruntled prostitute on the run from the mob. A relationship of circumstances in a night filled with strange occurrences ensues as they both hurl down deeper into the city night in the cab driven by one of America's most wanted terrorists.