The film, directed by John McPhail (Anna and the Apocalypse), tells the story of Dinah Little, a no- nonsense, curmudgeonly farmer, and Charlie, the unloved niece who Dinah begrudgingly takes in after discovering her in an orphanage. Dinah's farm is in the self-proclaimed "Pumpkin Capital of the World" where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes, cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest with an enormous cash prize. Charlie, who has a special bond with plants, decides to enter the competition where she and the other pumpkin growers face sabotage and a genetically engineered rival. As she nurtures her pumpkin ‘Peter’ and watches him grow, so does a bond between Dinah and Charlie.

米尼（妮基·瑞德 Nikki Reed 饰）恨透自己的母亲戴安娜（凯瑞-安·莫斯 Carrie-Anne Moss 饰）了，尤其是她开始和一个名叫马丁（亚历克·鲍德温 Alec Baldwin 饰）的男人同居后。看着母亲整日的沉溺于酒精之中，米尼的心里没有一丝怜悯，只剩下厌恶。 在业余时间里米尼做着援助交际的勾当，在一次交易中，米尼发现自己的客户不是别人，正是继父马丁。让米尼惊讶的是，并非只有她一人对戴安娜恨之入骨，马丁也无法忍受戴安娜的专横和跋扈，于是，一个邪恶的计划在父女之间产生了，它的目标只有一个，那就是不择手段，除掉戴安娜。不幸的是，事情的进行并没有像米尼预想的那样顺利，当警探找到米尼后，一切都变得复杂起来。