「淑女鳥」克莉絲汀娜麥克弗森 (瑟夏羅南 飾) 是一名家境平庸的天主教高中學生。她渴望著各種冒險和機會，甚至特立獨行地幫自己取了Lady Bird(淑女鳥)這個名字。但是在她所生活的加州沙加緬度卻像文化沙漠般令她想趕快逃離。然而就在她高中的最後一年，隨著申請大學的壓力持續飆高，她的生活包括初戀、友誼、和母女關係也開始爆炸性地發展。

一名行動不便、在家自學的少女克蘿伊從出生起，母親黛安（莎拉寶森 飾）便掌控其一舉一動，並以完全與外界隔絕的方式扶養她長大。然而，隨著克蘿伊的長大，她將慢慢發現母親背後不為人知的黑暗祕密……

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.

Louise, an unfulfilled divorced woman with regrets, gets the chance to relive her past when she meets a young man who bears an uncanny resemblance, in name and appearance, to her high school sweetheart who died many years before.

Ezra discovers he has a unique ability to make food appear in his hands. He quickly uses his new super powers to impress his friends and to become popular around school for the first time in his life.

All vile things must come to an end, and for Daria Morgendorffer that means it's time to look beyond high school to college. Our little girl has grown up so fast. It's time for higher learning, lowered expectations, and a heavy dose of sarcasm. Life can't suck more after high school, can it?