Four egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relations hips. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better. Written by DesertShark25
理發(fā)師艾迪(Billy Bob Thornton 飾)的生活平淡無奇廆山百貨店擔任簿記昌意子多麗絲(Frances McDormand 飾)和他貌合神離,艾迪憑夫的直覺斷定妻子其老板戴夫有染。日,艾迪接待的一客人大肆吹噓新興干洗生意,并拉攏迪投資,不甘在小寂寞一生的艾迪決入股,并向戴夫發(fā)了匿名威脅信勒索獲得資金。艾迪如收到封口費,但事很快暴露,戴夫找艾迪泄憤不成反被死。戴夫之死導致麗絲入獄,艾迪反未受懷疑,于是他脫于事件之外,每只靠少女貝蒂(Scarlett Johansson 飾)的琴聲打發(fā)時光不久一場車禍讓事急轉(zhuǎn)直下……本片2001年戛納電影節(jié)最佳導演獎,2002年英國電影學院獎最佳尚書影獎,倫電影協(xié)會年度男演、最佳編劇等19項褒獎?