It follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago....
A young Abigale Archer alone in the Montana winter during the 1870s who fights for her survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, a family horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits...
雨夜，雷伊（约翰•盖兹 John Getz 饰）跟艾比（弗兰西斯•麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰）在酒店偷情。雷伊是酒吧伙计，而艾比则是酒吧老板玛迪（丹•哈达娅 Dan Hedaya 饰）的妻子。玛迪怀疑妻子出轨，因此雇佣侦探维斯调查。知悉真相的玛迪怒不可遏，潜入雷伊家，企图绑走妻子，却在厮打中受伤。玛迪密会维斯，决定花钱做掉二人。维斯潜入雷伊家翻到了艾比的手枪。回来后，维斯给玛迪看了两人被杀的照片，趁玛迪不备，将其击毙。雷伊发现玛迪尸体，误以为艾比所为，因此毁尸灭迹。晚上，雷伊再次回到酒吧，赫然发现了威斯假造的照片。这时，雷伊和艾比都不知道，死亡的威胁正在步步紧逼……...
