卡洛琳（艾伦·巴金 Ellen Barkin 饰）是一位不幸的单身母亲，她带着儿子托比（莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 Leonardo DiCaprio 饰）离开了有暴力倾向的男友，辗转于不同的城市，只为能够赚钱养家糊口。在西雅图，卡洛琳认识了卡车司机德怀特（罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰），在德怀特的身上，她找到了久违的爱情的感觉。
很快，卡洛琳就和德怀特结了婚，并搬到了名叫康克福...
A mysterious man, Dean, returns to his hometown of Grimsby after many years abroad in the Army. His arrival is met with animosity, particularly from his father, an avid pigeon racer. Dean is drawn bac...