39岁的布伦南•哈夫（威尔•法瑞尔 Will Ferrell 饰）无业，视频一直在母亲南希（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，视频靠父亲的接济生活。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……
回复 :Voice 1 (male "professional announcer" type): This neighborhood(1) was made for the wretched dignity of the petty bourgeoisie, for respectable occupations and intellectual tourism. The sedentary population of the upper floors was sheltered from the influences of the street. This neighborhood has remained the same. It was the strange setting of our story, where a systematic questioning of all the diversions and works of a society, a total critique of its idea of happiness, was expressed in acts.These people also scorned "subjective profundity". They were interested in nothing but an adequate and concrete expression of themselves.
回复 :安娜和丈夫、两个儿子还有6岁的西蒙幸福地生活在一起。当初，他们从社会福利机构领养了只有18个月大的西蒙。如今，西蒙的亲生父亲决定要回儿子的抚养权，这个原本温馨和睦的家庭从此不再平静。安娜心如刀割，她怎么舍得让一个口口声声叫着自己“妈妈”的孩子离开呢？
回复 : 虽然芭芭拉为与儿子发生关系感到羞耻，但乔伊斯完全接受了自己乱伦的一面。 当芭芭拉开始渴望另一个儿子时，她拜访乔伊斯寻求建议，却发现乔伊斯与她的另一个儿子一起躺在床上。
