体态丰腴的黑人女子乔姬娅（奎恩•拉提法 Queen Latifah 饰）是新奥尔良一家餐饮厨具连锁店的普通店员，生活在社会底层的她生性乐观，总是幻想无数的可能。她喜爱美食，暗暗喜欢着一位男同事，然而因种种原因这些都无一达成。某天，一个意外改变了乔姬娅的人生，在医院的例行检查中，她被诊断患有名为“蓝氏综合症”的绝症，只剩下三周左右的生命。倍感绝望的乔姬娅决定尽情享受最后的时光，她辞去工作，取出所有积蓄，乘飞机前往欧洲，只为品尝仰慕已久的名厨戴笛尔（杰拉尔•德帕迪约 Gérard Depardieu 饰）的手艺。在此期间，她入住昂贵的总统套房，滑雪、做SPA、游走上流社交圈。她的个性言语与生活作风引起了名流们的注意……
The film's protagonists get an opportunity to make a wish. Consequently, their lives take the path they themselves ordained. Several "coincidences" bring them everything they wanted and they have the chance to experience their wishes. We are not only responsible in our lives for everything that we do, but also for everything we say, we think and desire.
Sherry Graham, a self-destructive makeup saleswoman, hopes a new man and business venture will provide her a fresh start. After her plans are foiled, she takes control of her life in a dramatic turn of events.
At the turn of the century Rose and ex-showbiz friend Molly get involved in selling steel. When they come unstuck with corsets they embark on the even more hazardous project of selling barbed wire to highly suspicious Texas cowboys.
Sukumari, a saleswoman, struggles to run her poor family. Her life takes a turn when she meets a business tycoon, Vishwanathan.
With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale. She finally gets one tentative sale with the Black Hills Oil Co., but Earl wants dinner with her. With the shortage of housing due to the war, Jean needs a military husband to get a place to stay in Clayfield, which is next to Camp Clay. She gets Lt. Mallory to act as her husband just to register. Then things go wrong as his commanding officer is there and believes them to be married. It gets worse as Don's mother shows up and then Jean's father.
The son of a merchant is trying to convince his father to sell his shop so he can buy the car he wants. But he will find his master in the face of a girl who has decided to help his father live a better life.