Set in 1989, Jake (Harmon), an out-of-work photojournalist who struggles with addiction and a troubled past, takes a job as watchman of a wilderness lodge on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, alongside veteran handyman Sparky (Granger). Jake sets up a darkroom to develop the photos he shoots, which begin to reveal disturbing premonitions of their future.
10歲的亞曼達很想養狗，父親卻不允許。某天她發現一隻小狐狸，於是和好友瑪姬決定偷偷將牠當作寵物飼養，卻不知道麻煩即將到來… Ten year old Amanda desperately wants a dog but her Dad won't have it. When she finds a young fox, she and her friend Maggie conspire to keep it as a pet. Little do they know the trouble awaits as the fox is pursued by a pair of shady, bumbling Russians with an ulterior motive.
39岁的布伦南•哈夫（威尔•法瑞尔 Will Ferrell 饰）无业，一直在母亲南希（玛丽•斯汀伯根 Mary Steenburgen 饰）家蹭吃蹭住。40岁的戴尔•多巴克（约翰•赖利 John Reilly 饰）也是个与父亲罗伯特（理查德•詹金斯 Richard Jenkins 饰）住在一起的大龄男，靠父亲的接济生活。南希与罗伯特一见钟情，婚后搬入罗伯特家居住，布伦南也随母亲一起搬入，从此被迫以继兄弟的身份与戴尔同处一室。二人从相互敌视逐渐成为最佳拍档，共同对付布伦南的优秀弟弟德里克（亚当•斯科特 Adam Scott 饰），玩闹得不亦乐乎。可没想到他们的胡作非为却毁了父母刚建立起来的美满婚姻，二人后悔万分，终于决定痛改前非……