希特勒（Noah Taylor）从小立志要当杰出画家，一名犹太美术老师（John Cusack）未能成功开启他的艺术天份，才促使了希特勒日后投效政坛呼风唤雨，电影主要着墨在两人亦师亦友的关系上。

After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.

默文的作家男友为了死后的名誉，写完新小说后自杀身亡。而默文掩盖了真相，她早已厌倦在超市里卖水果的乏味生活，拿走了男友的钱，把小说冠以自己的名字投稿，随后和唯一的好友一起前往阳光灿烂的西班牙，但旅行并没像想象中那样让她快乐起来……

Based on true events. When a new record by an old band is turned down by ageist record companies, the veteran punk band assemble a group of youngsters to stand in for them, and fool the music industry.