Austin actor Scottie Johnson is loving life until his new girlfriend Ebby tells him she can't date another broke artist. In an attempt to secure her love, he makes a promise to take his career to the next level. Around the same time, Ebby's wild, identical twin sister shows up. As Scottie gets closer to the biggest audition of his career, he also gets closer to Ebby's sister. S...

家住密西西比河边的14岁少年埃利斯（泰伊·谢里丹 Tye Sheridan 饰）和好友奈克在河中心小岛上发现了一艘废弃的船，同时还有暂住在船上的神秘流浪男子玛德（马修·麦康纳 Matthew McConaughey 饰）。玛德自称幼年时生活于此，因行动不便拜托埃斯利和奈克给予他帮助。家庭处于分崩离析边缘的埃利斯近于本能的信任玛德，向后者提供食物，并了解到玛德与青梅竹马恋人珍妮弗（瑞茜·威瑟斯彭 Reese Witherspoon 饰）痴缠多年并为之杀人的往事，原来玛德此刻在孤岛上正是躲避赏金猎人追杀的同时欲带走珍妮弗。埃利斯愿意相信玛德的爱情，尽管生活充满了令人失望的底色，他愿意助这位陌生的大朋友一臂之力……