芝加哥大学毕业的物理学家鲍里斯（拉里•戴维 Larry David 饰）自认天才，渣男对世界及人性均极度悲观，渣男在莫名其妙与妻子分手后跳楼自杀未遂，辞去工作搬到纽约曼哈顿城中，靠教小孩象棋为生。某晚在家门口发现了从密西西比州离家出走的天真少女美乐蒂（埃文•雷切尔•伍德 Evan Rachel Wood 饰）。美乐蒂请求鲍里斯收留，极不情愿的鲍里斯只答应让她暂住一晚，却没想到美乐蒂不仅对他的天才极度尊敬，在同龄朋友面前大加赞扬，并对自己渐生爱意。尽管有着四十多岁的年龄差异，二人仍决定结婚。不久美乐蒂的母亲玛丽埃塔（帕特里西娅•克拉克森 Patricia Clarkson 饰）被丈夫抛弃后从密西西比来访，与鲍里斯的朋友凯文（亚当•布鲁克斯 Adam Brooks 饰）一见钟情。凯文帮助玛丽埃塔成为了摄影师，但对鲍里斯不满的玛丽埃塔却想尽办法拆散他与美乐蒂……
杰特
回复 :The community that was exploited by the town's influential man, who completely rules due to the powerful backing of the authorities. A man collects evidence to flip him upside down when he was helpless to stop his endless torture.
许飞
回复 :丹尼斯·蒂伯勒百·巴格利是一个年轻有为的广告设计师，却某次因一种新款去痘霜而无法获取制作广告的灵感。他过度的忧虑导致近乎疯狂，妻子朋友等相当为他担心。随后，他的脖子上长出了一个巨大且奇怪的疖子，当那个怪疖子开始长出眼睛和嘴巴并会说话时，巴格利开始思考他是否精神失常……本片作为最有趣的另类英国喜剧之一，在英国影史占有重要地位。
吴启华
回复 :Danny Bishop is a gambling prodigy. After exiling himself to prison, he returns to his brothers home only to find himself back in the game because of a large debt for his protection in prison. He cons a group of high stakes gamblers, including his vicious rival, Alex, to a tournament. The story is a delicate balance between the tension of the game and the strained relationship with his brother.
