倍受学生爱戴,事业如日中天的古典哲学教授比尔·金凯德(爱德华·诺顿 Edward Norton 饰)听闻自己孪生兄弟布雷迪(爱德华·诺顿 饰)的死讯后匆忙赶回奥克拉荷马州的老家,塔尔萨市的小迪克西镇。布雷迪的好友博尔格(提姆·布莱克·内尔森 Tim Blake Nelson 饰)负责接机,到家后发现布雷迪并未中弩箭而亡。比尔虽然气愤,但仍同意翌日去养老院看望十几年都没见面的母亲(苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰)。布雷迪带比尔参观自己设计组装的第七代无土水栽优质大麻,并介绍他认识了当地中学的英语老师珍妮特(凯丽·拉塞尔 Keri Russell 饰)。就在比尔打算返回学校之际,他得知自己竟被卷入一起犹太毒枭(理查德·德莱福斯 Richard Dreyfuss 饰)谋杀案……
“Beneath the Grass” is set in 2008, capturing both the economic recession and the “Yes We Can” summer, and follows a single Latina mother whose illegal marijuana business is jeopardized when her young son befriends the new neighbors, a young white boy and his police officer grandfather.
After his mother's death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, the wealthy, avaricious, and controlling Verena Talbo, and her compliant, earthy sister Dolly. When a city slicker comes to town and convinces Verena to market Dolly's locally-famous tonic, Dolly finally gets some backbone, refuses to divulge the formula, and heads for a tree house with Collin and Catherine, the loyal maid. Verena, who has most of the town in her pocket, sics the law on the renegades. Dolly, Catherine, and Collin find a supporter in a retired judge, Charlie Cool, who's attracted to Dolly. Will Verena's venom win out And what about that city slicker
In a world where the government records and taxes dreams, an unassuming dream auditor gets swept up in a cosmic journey through the life and dreams of an aging eccentric named Bella. Together, they must find a way back home.