一次偶然中，鲍比（柯林·法瑞尔 Colin Farrell 饰）与乔纳森（达拉斯·罗伯特斯 Dallas Roberts 饰）重逢了，原来，两人曾是童年时期的亲密玩伴，鲍比羡慕乔纳森拥有温柔的母亲和温馨的家庭，乔纳森在鲍比的身上看到了自己渴望许久的自由与不羁。
多年后的重逢让两位老友都十分兴奋，鲍比更是搬进了乔纳森的屋子成为了他的室友。乔纳森并非独居，和他住在一起的是漂亮姑娘克莱尔（罗宾·怀特 Robin Wright 饰），随着时间的流逝，鲍比发现自己不可救药的爱上了她，而鲍比明白，在克莱尔和乔纳森之间，他鱼与熊掌不可兼得。在一个配置特殊的家庭中，在友情与爱情之间，善良的鲍比不知该何去何从。

Tucker and Becca are close friends. So close that they live next door to one another with facing second story windows and share a birthday. Tucker is at times an absent minded goof-off while Becca tends to be opinated and in a hurry to grow up. Now in middle school, they find themselves caught in everyday events that turn into comical adventures. Throughout the show, Tucker, Becca, and their friends speak directly to the audience, telling the story as they remember how much more simple everything was when they were five. If they can survive junior high, then their friendship can survive anything.

　　金和阔气伦伦自修道院领养了一名女婴，取名为蒂莉亚。小女孩渐渐长大，但是，金和阔气伦却发现她不甚合群且行为怪异。一日，一名在学校里与她向来不和睦的男同学离奇死亡...这次的意外事件引起她对灵异学颇副词研究的褓姆一乔，对蒂莉亚的注意......