Living with her father and stepmother in Naples, Anna is very unhappy as her stepmother hinders her attempts to live her own life. While her parents are away, she goes out with Carlo, but finds herself locked out when she comes home. This angers Carlo and he asks Anna to go away with him to Rome, where he plans to liquidate his business assets in order to have money for marriage. He quarrels with his partner and is implicated when his partner is found murdered. Although innocent, he is convicted and given a long sentence. Anna has a child and, finding it impossible to support her child , returns to Naples. The stepmother's conditions are that before she will agree to house the child, Anna must commit herself to a reformatory for unmarried mothers.
Dorothy’s a film director and a bit of a loser. One night, after a few beers, she lets loose on her script when a call from her producer kills her buzz: enough with the queer comedies, it’s time to start making mainstream films. To avoid sinking to the deepest depths of despair, Dorothy seeks comfort in her favorite TV show Romy the Vampire Slayer. Unfortunately, her own demons...
伊利亚(马莫多·阿西 Mamoudou Athie 饰)非常热爱葡萄酒文化,凭借着自己的努力,他考取了发证率非常低的品酒师证书,然而,伊利亚的父亲路易斯(考特尼·万斯 Courtney B. Vance 饰)却并没有为儿子的成就感到开心,因为他并不希望伊利亚去捣鼓什么葡萄酒,他可指望着儿子继承家里代代相传的烧烤店呢。
故事发生在六十年代的美国,勒维恩(奥斯卡·伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰)是一位名不见经传的民谣歌手,生活困顿的他无家可归亦没有固定的工作,每晚得靠朋友们的救济才得以寻得安身之处。可是,尽管陷入了窘境,但固执的勒维恩却不愿意了顺应大众的喜好而做出无奈的改变,也正因为此,他和交往多年的好友简(凯瑞·穆丽根 Carey Mulligan 饰)和吉姆(贾斯汀·丁伯莱克 Justin Timberlake 饰)之间的关系也跌落到了冰点,更让勒维恩感到烦心的是,简的腹中竟然怀上了自己的孩子。