本片劇情描述為了逃避苦澀過往，李錢德勒（Casey Affleck 飾）離鄉背井在波士頓的某個小鎮當水電工，直到哥哥意外過世之後，他不得不回到位於麻州的「曼徹斯特海邊」，更成為姪子派屈克（Lucas Hedges 飾）的法定監護人。除了兩代之間的困難溝通以外，李該要如何撫平派屈克喪父的心碎傷痕，同時又必須面對擁有新家庭的前妻蘭蒂（Michelle Williams 飾）？這趟旅程，也讓李破碎的心，有了重新拾起的機會…。

A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon shipped him off to one of the toughest youth welfare institutions in Freistatt. This was followed by a career as a bouncer in the city's most notorious music club and an attempt to start a family. Today, the 77-year-old from Bielefeld lives with his dog Lucky in a lonely house in the country. Despite adverse living conditions, he has survived in his own unique and inimitable way.

An introverted office drone tries to navigate through corporate America, and one tragic day he meets his match. He then realizes he needs to play the capitalistic game in order to survive. His pain and confusion is your laughter.

After being sentenced to community service, Sara begins working with Artur, a lonely septuagenarian in a wheelchair.