Walter（理查·詹金斯 Richard Jenkins 饰）的生活一成不变，20多年来教同一门课程，与别人一起合著自己没有出过半分力的书，请私人教师学钢琴又难以与人相处。生活沉闷如一潭死水。直到与他合著出书的shelly待产而无法前去参加学术年会换成Walter出席，他的生命才赢来转变。
由于妻子去世而极少去纽约的Walter一回到纽约的家赫然发现家里有两个陌生人！误会过后才明白这对小情侣是被人所骗才租了这间屋子。Walter让他们留下，Tarek是来自叙利亚的热情的小伙子，热爱打鼓，他的女友则是来自塞内加尔的黑人。Walter被Tarek的开朗所打动，跟他学打鼓，还跟着他去公园参加少数族裔的打鼓练习。
这天Walter与Tarek练习过后赶着回家，过地铁时因为要过鼓Tarek错过了最好的过关卡的机会，从关卡上跳过时被警察逮捕拘留。Walter这才知道他们是非法移民，他为他聘请律师东奔西跑，毫无进展之际Tarek的母亲Mouna（西亚姆·阿巴斯 Hiyam Abbas 饰）因为担心儿子而上门，Walter安抚这位母亲焦急的情绪，带她去纽约四处散心，二人产生一种互相懂得理解的情愫。Walter从学校请了长假，决定留在纽约，去做他认为真正有意义且值得去做的事。</p>...
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