The host of a failing children's science TV show attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all while trying to makes sense of surreal events around him....
数亿美元的上市公司GTX在遭受金融危机后，高层决定实行裁员，拥有六位数薪水的老员工沃克（本·阿弗莱克 Ben Affleck 饰）竟然首当其冲，昂贵的房子和保时捷一一失去，不得不搬到父母家中住，为了养活妻子和两个孩子，沃克只好到接受一份亲戚提供的苦力活。公司得以安全度过危机，然而总裁的老朋友兼公司合伙人麦克拉里（汤米·李·琼斯 Tommy Lee Jones 饰）却发现，总裁一面声称资金问题而大肆裁员，一面却花钱新建公司总部，在提出异议后，总裁竟然连他也要辞退，转而聘用自己的情妇。看透了同伴的利欲熏心，带着对被裁员工的内疚，麦克拉里终于做了一个极富勇气的决定……...
When the dreamy high school star quarterback crashes (literally) into her life, a precocious high school cheerleader's dream of escaping her small town and earning a coveted dance scholarship to CalArts is thrown into question....
