Chekov's Uncle Vanya, transposed to turn-of-the-century North Wales, where the peace and tranquility of a country house is disturbed by the arrival of the estate's tyrannical owner and his American wife.
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.
在華爾街經營一家公司的年輕商人威爾（亨利·卡維爾 Henry Cavill 飾）從百忙之中抽身，飛往西班牙一處海濱小鎮與家人度假。事隔多年，他與父親馬丁（布魯斯·威利斯 Bruce Willis 飾）、母親、弟弟喬什（萊菲·蓋夫隆 Rafi Gavron 飾）及其女友達 拉（艾瑪·漢密爾頓 Emma Hamilton 飾）相聚。家人圍坐餐桌，其樂融融。但是祥和的氣氛很快便被破壞，威爾接到公司破產的電話，心情糟糕到極點，由此也與家人的關系緊張起來。航海途中達拉意外受傷，當威爾去鎮上買藥期間，留在船上的家人卻遭到綁架。焦急的威爾在當地無人可信，他獨自搜索家人的下落，在此過程中竟發現了關于父親和事件背后的諸多秘密……