多萝西亚（安妮特·贝宁 Annette Bening 饰）以一己之力独自抚养儿子杰米（卢卡斯·杰德·祖曼 Lucas Jade Zumann 饰）长大，其中的困苦和辛酸只有她自己知道。杰米深深爱恋着名为朱莉（艾丽·范宁 Elle Fanning 饰）的女孩，然而和很多人都发生过肉体关系的朱莉，却偏偏要在杰米的身上寻求精神的依恋，尽管两人常常同床共枕，却依然艰难维持着纯洁的友情，这让杰米感到十分苦恼。
渐渐进入青春期的杰米表现出了一些令多萝西亚感到担心的特质，为了帮助儿子顺利的度过这一特殊时期，多萝西亚找到了房客艾比（格蕾塔·葛韦格 Greta Gerwig 饰），希望她能够给杰米一点帮助。与此同时，多萝西亚一直没有放弃希望，她渴望着能够找到一个靠谱的男人，成为自己的丈夫，亦成为杰米的父亲。...
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