Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
林恩(艾伦?巴金 Ellen Barkin 饰)有过一段非常失败的婚姻,虽然前夫如今已经再婚,但两人之间的关系依然十分的紧张。因为身无分文,林恩失去了儿子迪伦(迈克尔?纳德利 Michael Nardelli 饰)的抚养权,她带着另外的三个孩子独自生活。随着时间的推移,单亲家庭的恶果渐渐显现在了林恩的三个孩子身上,他们不是行为不端就是染上毒瘾,又或是脾气异常暴躁。
迪伦即将和未婚妻携手步入婚姻的殿堂,他邀请母亲出席他的婚礼。然而,这次赴约对于林恩来说无异于是酷刑,因为她知道,等待着她的,会是种种冷嘲热讽。没错,从小到大,家人对于林恩来说并不是规避风雨的港湾。
二战时期,英国皇家空军Peter(大卫·尼文 David Niven 饰)驾驶的飞机即将坠毁,他的战友Bob已经死亡。他联系上了美国波士顿的军事电台,向电台的女兵June(金·亨特 Kim Hunter 饰)交代了他的遗言。随后Peter在没有降落伞的情况下跳了机,落在了一个海上,意外活了下来。更在醒来的海滩上遇到了June,两人坠入爱河。而死去的Bob则去了天国,一直等不到Peter。天国派出了71号管理员来人间找回Peter,而Peter则不想死去。为了活下来,他必须在天国打赢一场官司,他可以挑选一名律师,这些律师都是那些死去的人,例如柏拉图、林肯等人,Peter能否赢得这场官司从而留在人间和June长相厮守呢?
At the start of his senior year in high school, Morgan's father has lost his company, so the family moves from Connecticut, where they've been in the yacht club, to an apartment in the San Fernando Valley. Morgan has grown up in the shadow of his high-achieving older brother, and he seems to have a knack for getting into trouble. He also has a stubborn streak, so when he finds himself attracted to Frankie, the girlfriend of the leader of a local gang of youthful thugs, he can't stop himself from pushing her for a relationship. The thug thinks of Frankie as his property and sees the cool, urbane Morgan as dead meat. Is this a struggle to the death?