沉湎于毒品的单身母亲阿什利·史密斯(凯特·玛拉 Kate Mara 饰)在自己家中,被忽然闯入的黑人男子布莱恩·尼科尔斯(大卫·奥伊罗 David Oyelowo 饰)劫为人质,布莱恩是一名越狱的逃犯,警方还认为他杀害了审查他案件的法官。然而,这段劫持与被劫持的经历最终让他们拯救了彼此的人生。 本片改编自《意外的天使》,由阿什利·史密斯根据亲身经历所著。
19岁的少年赛斯·戴维斯(吉奥瓦尼·瑞比西 Giovanni Ribisi饰)一心希望能尽快淘到自己的第一桶金,好让父亲另眼相看。他本打算靠玩非法纸牌起家,却发现此路根本行不通,直到一家名为J.T.马林经纪公司的股票经纪商找上了赛维斯。
在这个号称“锅炉房”的核心办公室里,多少个一夜间成为百万富翁的故事深深诱惑着赛维斯。很快,野心勃勃的赛维斯便以优异的成绩通过了股票经济人认证考试,开始了他的“成功之路”。他把那些永远都没有前途的股票卖给利欲熏心的投资者。赛维斯正以极危险的速度追逐着金钱与利益,靠近着他所谓的功成名就,贪婪而不安。在纽约长岛这个瞬息万变的商业圈里,良心未泯的赛维斯终于开始面对良心的考验。
The film's plot centers on rival lion dance troupes in Singapore -- a liberal-looking faction of a traditional troupe, Tiger Crane (led by Wang Wei Liang), breaks away from it to form a new one called Storm Riders (led by Tosh Zhang), which advocates a new style of lion dance with more modern influences of hip hop dance and more flashy acrobatics. Meanwhile, the male stars of the show clash with a third rival troupe called Black Hawk, competing in wushu, love triangles and of course, lion dance. Five of the well-loved Ah Boys To Men cast headline the film, joined by 23 unknowns.
Maurizio is a stubborn boy who grows up near the fiumara, where people throw away whatever they no longer need. This open-air dump becomes his playground, where among wrecked cars and other treasures large and small, he begins to dream of playing in the town band. Mamma Rosa looks on his musical aspirations as a childish whim, a luxury that the family cannot afford. And so, between the good advice by Mosè the donkey and the pranks by chicken N’Giulina, Maurizio is faced with a growing series of adventures and comes to the realization that, if his dream is to come true, he must be determined to see it through right to the end.