一群来自世界各地的赛车手，参加一场由美国东岸横跨至西岸的非法赛车，各选手勾心斗角力求得胜。因其中有反对此项赛车的人掳走政客助理为人质，导致警方追查，全体选手乃合力突破警方路障。
迈克（保罗·吉亚玛提 Paul Giamatti 饰）是一名小镇律师，在帮一位老年痴呆症老头里奥（波特·杨 Burt Young 饰）打监护权官司时，阴差阳错自己成了里奥的监护人。光照顾老头还不够，里奥的外孙凯尔（阿历克斯·夏夫尔 Alex Shaffer 饰）又不期而 至，他因为和吸毒的母亲不和来投靠外公，迈克一家只好收留他，并安排他到附近高中念书。迈克同时还兼任该所高中摔跤队教练，很快发现凯尔是个很有天赋的摔跤手。局面似乎很“双赢”，里奥和凯尔得到生活上的照顾，迈克的队伍里多了个主力，每个月还有1500元监护收入补贴家用。 但平衡因为凯尔母亲辛迪（梅兰妮·林斯基 Melanie Lynskey 饰）到来而打破，她想夺回里奥的监护权，母亲来了，凯尔也没理由再和迈克一家生活在一起，但只有凯尔明白，他母亲对他和祖父丝毫没有关爱，一切目的只是祖父的钱…
Ah Huang, Ah Qiang and Ah Hui have been friends for as long as they can remember. When Ah Huang's mounting debts drive him to desperate measures, Ah Qiang and Ah Hui agree to lend him money. He uses the money to build an illegal business. Even after the business become successful, he refuses to repay the money to his friends. However, when the business collapses, Ah Huang is forced to question everything as his family, friendships, and remaining money are all threatened.
