本片描述出身贫寒的南部地主身患重病不久于世，他的两个性格相反的儿子布雷克和古柏带着媳妇参加他六十五岁的生日聚会。古柏是一位律师并管理大笔产业；弟弟布雷克却因为自己误会老友致使他自杀身亡，并怪其妻与挚友有染，不与其同房，成为大嫂的笑柄并无法接管产业。其实布雷克也不想继承产业，因为他觉得世上一切都很虚伪，但经过贤妻玛姬的激励以及伯父的开导，他才开始了解生活的意义，因而全家最终各得其所。

Playdate is based on AmericanNorwegian author Dahl’s (no relation to Roald Dahl) fourth novel.　　In Playdate, a seemingly ordinary decision turns the world of Elisa, mum to two young kids, upside down. When Elisa’s nine-year-old daughter asks to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend, Elisa agrees. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent’s worst nightmare, and when Elisa goes to pick her up, she discovers that the beautiful house was a holiday rental, while her daughter has disappeared. What follows is a manhunt across Europe, while Elisa and husband Fred find themselves the object of police scrutiny.

故事讲述建筑师保罗·寇西从纽约搬到洛杉矶定居，不料一伙暴徒再次闯入家中，抢劫[奸][杀]了女管家，并掳走其爱女[轮][奸]。 　　保罗忍无可忍之下再次凭自己的力量复仇。而另一方面，纽约的警察亦获知了数年前的仇杀如今又在洛杉矶重现，于是前往制止保罗的复仇行动……