本片根據麗貝卡·米勒的小說改編。 布蕾克·萊弗利飾演少女時期的皮帕·李。 麗貝卡的丈夫影帝丹尼爾·戴-劉易斯以佈景師的身份參與了這部影片的拍攝。 在五十歲的時候，皮帕·李（羅賓·萊特·潘 Robin Wright Penn 飾）已經和一名很有才氣的出版商人結婚了30年，有兩個事業成功的雙胞胎兒子，還有一個她很敬重的朋友兼鄰居。但是，丈夫決定退休後要離開紐約搬到郊區過田園生活，而且皮帕·李發現丈夫還與一個比她年輕得多的女人有染，在生活遭到打擊的情況下，她回憶起自己的過往，發現了自身的真正需求，以相當大膽方式揭露了丈夫的另一面，也給自己找到了生活的另一條出路……
前吸毒者雪莉·斯旺森在監獄服刑後回到家中，從撫養孩子的家庭成員手中接回了她年幼的女兒。雪莉的家人，尤其是她的嫂子，懷疑雪莉是否有能力成為一個好母親，雪莉發現自己保持潔身自好的決心慢慢減弱。
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.
A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's too late.
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. His father is aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and his wife is losing her patience. A twist of fate and some bizarre wisdom from a "freelance rabbi" help Leo navigate the murky waters of his life and turn his crisis into a second-chance.
After Moishe's death, family and friends sit Shiva in Mexico City. During seven days, secrets will be disclosed.