托拉生活在芝加哥一个希腊裔家庭中。她那庞大的家族简直可以用“巨型”来形容,光堂兄妹就有27个。古板的父亲加斯深为自己的希腊血统而骄傲,他甚至试图从每个英文单词中都找出其希腊语根源,他总把自己当成家庭中的绝对权威。母亲玛丽亚则开明多了,富有心计的她不时与女儿联合起来暗中抵抗加斯的专制。常年穿着黑衣的祖母是个炸药包,经常无故发脾气不说,还视土耳其人为天敌,幻想自己已经被包围,乃至睡觉时枕头下也藏着小刀。在这样一个传统的家庭里,托拉被教导人生的三大目标是:嫁个希腊人,生一群希腊小孩,然后把每个人都喂饱直到生命最后一天。但托拉却对这样老式的主妇生活感到无趣,她暗自期待不一样的生活,然后行动上她又安于现状,听天由命。结果,拖到30岁她的人生依旧一片黯淡。没有白马王子钟情她这只“丑小鸭”,工作也在加斯开的餐馆里当服务生草草了事。1910年夏天,法国北部的斯拉克海湾。多起游客的神秘失踪事件为当地笼上了不安的氛围。Machin警长和他精明的副手Malfoy共同展开调查。他们被卷入一场奇怪而危险的爱情故事中:一方是鲁莽的MaLoute,行为怪异的渔人之家的长子,另一方则是年轻淘气的Billie,她是富有的里尔没落贵族VanPeteghem家族的女儿。他们奇异的爱情扰乱了两个家庭原来的节奏。Afterfinishingherstudiesinliterature,Claudiaworksasacashieratthesupermarket.Sheisahappygirlwhocountsherco-workersamongherbestfriends.Theonlysorespothasbeenherlovelife,butnowthathersecrethighschoolcrushMartinhasreturned,Claudia’shopesareignited.MartinhadbeeninAmerica,wherehisattemptstomakeitasaprofessionalsingerhadfailed.Nowbroke,he’sforcedtosinghisoldhitsindrearyshoppingmallstomakeendsmeet.WhenClaudiaseeshimagain,herheartskipsabeat.Afteroneofhismallgigs,sheworksupthecouragetotellhimwhosheisandthatshestillfeelsattractedtohim.Martinreactswithice-coldarrogance,asifhe,thebigsuperstar,isjusttoogoodforher.Atapublishingcompany’scelebrationMartintellsthedirectorthatheistakingtimeofftowritehisownbiography–tocoveruphisfailureasapopstar.Thedirectorisveryinterestedandwantstoseeaselectionfromwhathehasalreadywritten.Martinseeshischanceforacomebackbuthasnoideahowtowriteabook.ThenhethinksofClaudia,whowouldbemorethanwillingtohelphim.Whenthedirectorreadsthefirstexcerpts,heisenthusiastic.WhenMartinsingsasongjustforher,Claudia’sheartmelts…ToimpressClaudia,MartininvitesClaudiatoaluxuryhotel.Butwhenherfriendsalsoshowupunexpectedly,Martin’sboastofbeingaregularguestisexposedasalie.Filledwithrage,hecruellyinsultsClaudiawhoangrilybreaksoffallcontactwithhim.Evenwhenhebegsforherforgiveness,shesimplydoesnotwanttohearit.Filledwithrage,hecruellyinsultsClaudia–whoangrilybreaksoffallcontactwithhim.Evenwhenhebegsforherforgiveness,shesimplydoesnotwanttohearit.Theonlythingshewantsistofinishthebiography.Still,ClaudiabecomesjealouswhenshelearnsthatMartinisattractedtoanotherwoman...JustwhenClaudiaisrunningoutoftimetofinishthebiography,itisasifhermindshutsdown–shesuddenlycannolongerwrite!However,afterMartinfinallyconfesseshislovetoClaudiaandthetwospendapassionatenighttogether,andherwriter’sblockdisappears.Butwhenthebookisformallypresented,Claudiaisshockedthathernameisnotmentionedanywhere.Feelingbetrayed,sheonceagaincutsMartincompletelyoutofherlife,butthistimeforgood...刑满释放的老洪通过片警小张在社区找了份打扫卫生的工作。工作期间,诚实肯干的老洪逐渐打消了小区居民的猜疑,获得信任,与小张也结下了深厚的友谊。在大家的帮助下,老洪找到了失散二十年的女儿,但女儿不能原谅犯过罪的父亲,当老洪帮助小张成功破获了一起盗窃案之后,终于得到女儿的谅解。讲述了1934年的宁化革命苏区,人民群众积极响应红军第七次扩红支前运动的号召,排除一切困难,投身到红军革命队伍中去。一个平庸的小市民「低B」,是一个十分普通的新闻记者,最近被同事好友陷害,炒股票,还欠下一身高利贷。某夜,他目睹绑匪二人互相残杀,发现了两百万美元的赌金。并偷了三四十万美金。更结交了一班损友。因妻子寂寞的缘故,而和酒醉大春在家中发生关系,不料低B带了二个美女回家过夜,最后,互相发现而起了争执,大春举起铁锤打向低B,另一方面警探阿超锲而不舍地追查低B,直至在逃的另一绑匪鬼影出现,低B坚决不承认偷走赎金,而妻子为了救低B,死在绑匪枪下,低B亦难逃被杀的命运……