《衡量一个人》片名取自柏拉图名言：「衡量一个人，端看他拥有权力时的所做所为」（The measure of a man is what he does with power）。剧情描述一个中年失业父亲、奋力寻找工作的故事，他在经历各种羞辱人的面试和受训课程后，最后找到了令他讨厌的超市警卫的工作，却拥有监视顾客与同侪的无上权力。但他被迫必须揪出在超市行窃的小贼，而这些人却都是跟他一样同属生活无继的人…。...
Justin returns from living abroad in the hope of reconnecting with the biological daughter that he gave up for adoption. His plans go awry when he finds out his father left the family cottage to his stepsister....
