Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.

身为罗马共和国的统治者，凯撒获得了子民们的尊重和爱戴。可是，仍然有着一小撮的人，比如元老布拉塔斯和凯瑟斯，他们惧怕凯撒日渐壮大的势力，在暗地里结党营私，想要推翻正主的统治。在邀请安东尼入伙不果之后，他们将目标放到了角斗士泰安纳斯的身上。
泰安纳斯曾经是一名奴隶，因其强壮的身体和赫赫的战功吸引了凯撒的注意，获得了他的尊重。凯撒解除了泰安纳斯的枷锁，令他重获自由，泰安纳斯因此发誓对凯撒效忠致死。布拉塔斯及其同党绑架了泰安纳斯的儿子皮索，将泰安纳斯从凯撒身边引开，趁此机会刺杀了凯撒，临死前，凯撒将自己的侄子奥克塔维厄斯托付给了泰安纳斯。

鲑鱼专家琼斯博士（伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）供职于英国渔业部门，中年危机让他倍感生活的无趣与疲惫。有一天，琼斯博士突然接到一个看似天方夜谭的任务。一位富有的也门酋长通过其年轻的秘书哈莉特（艾米莉·布朗特 Emily Blunt 饰）联系到琼斯博士，希望借助琼斯博士的智慧帮助他实现在也门钓鲑鱼的梦想。同时，英国政府在这个计划中发现了巨大的政治意义，于是英国首相新闻发言人（克里斯汀·斯科特·托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas 饰）也兴致勃勃加入了进来。随着工作的进行，琼斯博士与哈莉特之间发生了微妙的变化。但面对已伴随一生的妻子，面对战争归来的男友，琼斯博士和哈莉特的选择将会何去何从？这个横跨两国的神奇计划又将在英国政府的加入后发生什么变化？酋长在也门钓鲑鱼的梦想究竟能否成功？
这是一个关于爱、信仰与选择的故事。本片根据英国作家保罗·托迪（Paul Torday）2007年同名小说改编。

As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.

In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous father. Bound together by their secrets, the two girls see their friendship deepen and enter into dangerous waters.