雅各布（杰罗恩·凡·康宁斯伯格 Jeroen van Koningsbrugge 饰）虽然是坐拥千万家产的富翁，无修却总是闷闷不乐，无修整天盘算着如何自杀。不过，雅各布并不是一个很擅长把自己弄死的人，他试过很多次，但最终都以失败告终。于是，雅各布只要求助于专业人士——一家名为“极乐世界”的公司。这家公司主要负责的业务，就是制造各种各样的意外，来把他们的客户送走，这家公司最大的一条规矩就是，一旦签订的合同，那就绝对不能返回。就这样，雅各布签下了生死状，可就在这个节骨眼上，他邂逅了名为安娜（乔治娜·芜班 Georgina Verbaan 饰）的女子。美丽的安娜让雅各布重新获得了对世间的留念。
回复 :1973年，七月十日的布拉格，剛滿22歲的歐嘉開著一輛失速的卡車衝上人行道，造成八人死亡。歐嘉對警察說，她是故意的！幾天後，地方的報社收到了歐嘉在案發前寄出的自白書，字裡行間不只是她的冷漠與殘酷，更透露出了一個被世人所拒絕的破碎靈魂：中產階級的家庭中她有衣食，卻沒有雙親的關愛，精神狀態與孤獨令她在工作與生活上屢屢碰壁，渴望愛情的她，幾次親密接觸卻無法填補她內心的巨大空虛。她以銳利的目光直視著這個她所不愛的世界，求救的信號來不及抵達，瀕臨極限的歐嘉於是踩下油門。她的衝撞與報復，也將她和人們都推上了無法回頭的道路…
回复 :早川猛（小田切让饰）在大城市里事业顺利，是名年轻有为的摄影师，其兄早川稔（香川照之饰）则在家乡继承父业，经营一家小加油站。在母亲的周年忌日，猛从东京回到老家探亲，昔日情人智惠子（真木阳子饰）在加油站工作，她感叹当年没跟猛离开。年轻气盛的猛和传统而顽固的父亲动不动就起冲突，而身为大哥的稔却顺从父亲。之后兄弟二人和智惠子去附近溪谷游玩，不料智惠子从古老破旧的吊桥坠下身亡。当时唯一在她身边的稔成了杀人嫌疑犯，猛为了帮助兄长四处奔走，力图证实这是一起意外。然而在开庭过程中，稔突然一反常态……
回复 :克里斯与西塞莉是一对年轻的爱人，一个是国际记者，一个是剧场演员，他们挣扎于要兼顾爱情还是要冲刺事业中，爱得很深，又非常骄傲，两个常年分居，独自生活……（by波迪与鹅）In New York, the rookie newsman Christopher "Chris" Tyler dreams on becoming a famous journalist. When his girlfriend Cicely spends a couple of days with him, they decide to get married and Cicely leaves college. Chris's best friend Tommy Abbott is his best man and becomes a family's friend. Chris has his great chance when his editor Frank Carteret sends him to Rome assigned as a foreign correspondent. Cicely stays in New York with Tommy and does not tell to Chris that she is pregnant. When she delivers the baby Kit, Chris celebrates and loses a big scoop and his boss fires him. Chris falls in disgrace and the couple has economic difficulties; however Tommy lends money to Cicely and offers an opportunity on the stage as an actress. Cicely is hired and becomes successful and Chris is depressed with the situation. Cicely seeks out Frank Carteret and explains the situation, and he offers a job opportunity to Chris in Russia. He accepts the job but Cicely stays in New York with their son....
