卡特（亚当·布罗迪 Adam Brody饰）在好莱坞的事业进展得不大顺利，也一直遇不上能相伴终生的爱人。当漂亮女友索菲娅（埃琳纳·安娜亚 Elena Anaya饰）和他摊牌分手之后，卡特的心情跌到了谷底。他离开了洛杉矶，来到密歇根的祖母家，这里有大片的田园和蓝天，卡特开始了波澜不惊的生活。
祖母是神经兮兮的老人家，孤僻倔强，不近人情；此外，邻局的母亲莎拉（梅格·瑞安 Meg Ryan饰）和她的两个女儿，也让卡特得到了不一样的生活视角：莎拉忍受着丈夫外遇的事实，为照顾家庭委曲求全；大女儿正处于青春期，性
George is the scapegoat of his classmates. One day he cracks and shoots them. His best and only friend Blaise is accused in his place and sentenced to 7 years in a psychiatric hospital. At the day of his release, Blaise realizes he only has one family his
