乔伊(詹妮弗·劳伦斯 Jennifer Lawrence 饰)是一名独自抚养两个孩子的单身母亲,虽然她和丈夫托尼(埃德加·拉米雷兹 Edgar Ramirez 饰)已经离了婚,但这个穷困潦倒的男人还常常需要前妻的经济支持。不仅如此,乔伊还要照顾自己每天都瘫坐在电视机前的 母亲和生性风流四处沾花惹草的父亲,她所承担的压力可想而知。 实际上,乔伊有着非凡的经商头脑,她发明了魔术拖把,大大减少了主妇们花费在家务活上的时间。乔伊和商人尼尔(布莱德利·库珀 Bradley Cooper 饰)之间达成了交易,开始推广魔术拖把进入市场,但很快乔伊就发现,自己仿佛是一块香喷喷的肉,每个路过的人都想从她身上捞到点什么。
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them, one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
并不富裕的伊莱扎(乌玛•瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰)与丈夫以及两个年幼的孩子挤在曼哈顿的一间小小的公寓里。虽然伊莱扎一直都想成为一名专业的作家,但是无奈两个孩子年幼,而丈夫又要上班,所以她只能当起了全职妈妈,写作也只能在料理家务的间隙进行。这天是女儿卡拉拉六岁的生日, 伊莱扎一早便开始为生日会采购。可是谁能料到这样重要的一天竟然状况百出。当伊莱扎为了女儿的生日会四处奔波之际,她不禁为自己“无助”又“凄惨”的母亲生涯感到悲哀。可是当晚上看到女儿快乐的样子,而丈夫终于懂得体贴自己,伊莱扎终于感受到了作为一个母亲不一样的感受。
THE BIG CHILL meets THE GRADUATE. What could have been What might have been Reunions can be exciting, frustrating, exhilarating, nostalgic, one life given over to practicality while another chases lost dreams. Set against the majestic landscape of the desert, three estranged friends and former band mates celebrate turning 30, carrying their hopes, unresolved wounds and intertwined romantic baggage, in this hysterically funny and poignant look at lost loves, forgotten dreams and missed opportunity of three young adults in the final stages of giving up their youth.