Kartu su savo mama ir seserimis Elinora (akt. Emma Thompson) kovoja su finansiniais sunkumais, kilusiais mirus tėvui, kuris paliko savo turtą kvailokam savo sūnui iš pirmosios santuokos. Spręsdama šeimynines problemas, Elinora susižavi savo netikru įbroliu Edvardu Ferarsu (akt. Hugh Grantas), bet sužino, kad jis negali jai asistuoti, nes jau prieš daugelį metų susižadėjo su kita. Šeima persikelia į kaimą, kur energinga Elinoros sesuo Marijana (akt. Kate Winslet) įsimyli šaunų vietinį vyrą Džoną Viloubį (akt. Gregas Wise'as), mergišių, kuriam ji, atrodo, taip pat patinka.
When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
Daffy Duck marries for money, but the bossy wife and her raucous, trouble-making little son soon have him wanting out.