冷戰(zhàn)初期,紐約律師詹姆·多諾萬(wàn)(湯姆·漢克斯 Tom Hanks 飾),為蘇聯(lián)情報(bào)員魯?shù)婪颉?貝爾(馬克·里朗斯 Mark Rylance 飾)辯護(hù),當(dāng)時(shí)美蘇關(guān)系緊,詹姆斯仍然秉持公平正的原則,毫不偏私地為阿爾抗辯,阿爾貝欣賞他的直,他也欣賞阿貝爾的忠,雖然最后輸了官司,兩卻建立起微妙的情誼。不之后,美軍U2高空偵察機(jī)在執(zhí)行機(jī)密任務(wù)時(shí),被蘇軍方擊落,詹姆斯受雇于情局,代表美方與蘇聯(lián)談,試圖在極其渺茫的機(jī)會(huì),與蘇聯(lián)交涉換囚條件,救被劫持的美國(guó)飛行員。片根據(jù)美國(guó)律師詹姆斯·諾萬(wàn)真實(shí)經(jīng)歷改編?
An uptight New Yorker and his party girl sister visit their Dad's lake house to meet his new wife, and rough-around-the-edges kids. When the parents announce they're adopting a child to bring the family together, it has the opposite effect.