Moving to Portland, Oregon and finding work in food service is easy for Paul and Ramona. A struggling musician without bandmates, Paul becomes introverted and moody. Ramona's friend from college introduces her to a new social circle and she goes out while Paul stays home. When Ramona confronts turning thirty, it's time to grow beyond old routines and her relationship with Paul comes to a head. Paul and Ramona, a young couple in need of a change, move to Portland, Oregon from their hometown of Boise. Upon arriving, they sublet an apartment and begin to familiarize themselves with the city. While finding work is easy (Ramona begins waitressing, while Paul gets a job at a coffee shop), change is difficult. Their life in this new city seems to be on repeat. When their car breaks down and a tandem bicycle becomes their primary means of transportation, Ramona refuses to ride. A struggling musician, Paul, spends most of his time at home, steadily becoming introverted and moody, while Ramona, at the insistence of a co-worker, is thrust into a new social circle, where she begins an affair with a co-worker. Ramona and Paul’s relationship implodes after she confesses and in the ensuing conflict, she impulsively leaves to stay with a friend. Paul, desperate to work through the pain of the split, befriends a quirky barista named Ali. This friendship gives him a chance to begin to heal and inspires him to focus on expression through his music.
感恩节临近,年轻美丽的单身妈妈克劳迪娅·拉森(霍莉·亨特 Holly Hunter 饰)意外地丢掉了工作,正处在青春期的女儿凯特(克莱尔·丹尼斯 Claire Danes 饰)则坚持要和相爱的男友上床。克劳迪娅倍感落寞,她致电向弟弟汤米(小罗伯特·唐尼 Robert Downey Jr. 饰)哭诉,并通过答录机约定同回家中过节。年近古稀的父母无私地拥抱着这个倦鸟知归的女儿,父亲亨利(查尔斯·德恩 Charles Durning 饰)自由自在,童心未泯;母亲阿黛勒(安妮·班克罗夫特 Anne Bancroft 饰)仍视女儿为孩子,言语中充满着过度而温暖的关怀。
不久,汤米和姐姐琼安(辛西娅·斯蒂文森 Cynthia Stevenson 饰)一家以及颇有些怪异的格罗蒂阿姨(杰拉丁·卓别林 Geraldine Chaplin 饰)相继赶回家中,温馨的气氛却渐渐为争吵和矛盾所取代……
马特(凯文·詹森斯 Kevin Janssens 饰)和凯特(欧嘉·柯瑞兰寇 Olga Kurylenko 饰)是一对非常恩爱的夫妻,两人美满的婚姻里唯一的遗憾就是没能够拥有他们爱情的结晶,凯特曾经两度怀孕,都不幸流产了。为了缓解意外带来的阴翳,夫妻两人前往一座位于纽约郊区的古宅中度假,让两人没有想到的是,他们在房子里找到了一间被隐藏的密室。 这是一个拥有神奇魔法的房间,只要你身在房间之中,无论许什么物质方面的愿望 ,都能够实现。利用这个房间,夫妻两人瞬间拥有了很多他们想买但舍不得买的东西,然而,起初了兴奋感平静之后,凯特内心的贪欲开始蠢蠢欲动,她真正想要的“东西”只有一个。
艾伦(贝特西·德雷克 Betsy Drake 饰)在旅途中结识了名叫杰夫(罗伯特·杨 Robert Young 饰)的建筑师,杰夫曾经就差一点要和未婚妻携手步入婚姻的殿堂了,在这个节骨眼上,他的未婚妻因为意外去世了。自此之后,杰夫性情大变,喜怒无常,宛如患上了精神分裂症一般。 不仅如此,厄运似乎从此就跟上了杰夫,他接二连三的失去了人生中他认为非常重要的东西,还丢掉了工作。艾伦认为这一切是有人在背后捣鬼,当她想要找出幕后的罪魁祸首时,杰夫的心理医生告诉她,杰夫也许患上了非常严重的妄想症,如果继续和他接触的话,艾伦会有生命危险。