该片根据朱迪·布鲁姆撰写的同名小说改编，该书于1970年首次出版，讲述六年级小学生玛格丽特·西蒙(弗特森饰)对青春期有关的一切充满疑问，她在满世界寻找答案。她的母亲(麦克亚当斯饰)和外婆(贝茨饰)试图在这个一切都在发生变化的时期引导她。母亲和外婆也发现，人不会停止怀疑自己走的路是否正确，也不会停止思考生命中什么才是有意义的。萨弗迪饰演玛格丽特的父亲。

在这个非同寻常的真实故事中，《危急迫降》讲述了乘客道格怀特在飞行员中途意外死亡后，安全降落飞机并将全家从无法克服的危险中拯救出来的悲惨旅程。

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

A rare astronomical event causes a permanent worldwide black out, forcing residents of a middle-class suburb to get by with no modern conveniences. The community pulls together and adapts to a simpler way of life, but their success draws the attention of the less resourceful residents in the area and soon results in a war between subdivisions. This is their story. Written by Anonymous A catastrophic solar flare plunges Earth into global darkness. As society teeters on the edge of total anarchy the President and top government officials are swept away to a Cold War bunker in search of a solution. While the politicians fight insanity and each other, a group of middle-class suburbanites take survival into their own hands. With bullets and seeds, this neighborhood of schoolteachers and businessmen transform themselves into a village of self-sustaining warriors. Can they hold on until power is restored, or will they fall to the starving masses?