本片根据真人真事改编，开创了歌舞片全新的表演艺术形式——花样游泳。女主人公安妮·凯勒（埃丝特·威廉斯 Esther Williams饰）是一名普通音乐教师的女儿。本想用游泳来治疗从小患上的腿病，没想到练就了一身游泳绝技。因为父亲调任工作的关系，安妮随父亲前往伦敦。在船上遇到了江湖卖艺的詹姆斯·苏利文（维克多·迈彻 Victor Mature饰）。他想利用安妮穿着泳装的表演来宣传造势，不料却使安妮意外的成为了媒体焦点，名声大噪。随后安妮的水上芭蕾舞表演就一发不可收拾，轰动一时。
　　本片荣获1953年奥斯卡(美国电影学院奖)最佳摄影（彩色片）提名。

　　这部电影追溯了男高音恩里科·卡鲁索（1873-1921）的一生。他爱他的家乡那不勒斯的穆塞塔，然后是多萝西，一位大都会歌剧院赞助人的女儿。卡鲁索对两个女人的父亲来说都是不可接受的：对一个来说，因为他唱歌；对多萝西来说，因为他是个农民。对纽约的贵族来说，卡鲁索身材矮小，胸膛圆润，声音洪亮，情绪化，没有教养。他们的欣赏来得很慢。影片描述了卡鲁索的感叹：“男人没有声音，声音有男人”：他不能成为他想去的地方，因为他必须在别处唱歌，包括他母亲去世的那天。从头到尾，马里奥兰扎和来自大都会的明星们一起歌唱。

　　刚刚踏入社会的英国青年科林·克拉克（埃迪·雷德梅恩 Eddie Redmayne 饰）不顾家庭反对，将满腔热情投入自己热爱的电影事业之中，希望能闯出一番天地。勤奋的他得到的第一个跟组机会，竟是担任他的偶像劳伦斯·奥利弗（肯尼思·布拉纳 Kenneth Branagh 饰）导演并主演的新片《游龙戏凤》剧组的第三助理导演。这部电影邀请了当时红遍全球的美国影星玛丽莲·梦露（米歇尔·威廉姆斯 Michelle Williams 饰）主演，而科林的工作便是统筹剧组的各项杂务。开拍之后，梦露与劳伦斯·奥利弗之间因表演方法不同而产生了激烈冲突，致使剧组进度远远落后预期。科林负责于当中调停，他开始与梦露频繁接触。不知不觉间，科林发现自己已为梦露的魅力所深深吸引……
　　米歇尔·威廉姆斯凭借本片荣获2012年金球奖最佳女主角（喜剧/音乐类）。

　　邦妮和克莱德是美国历史上最著名的“**男女”，上世纪30年代大萧条时期，克莱德·巴罗和邦妮·帕克组成团伙，他们开着汽车穿越美国，抢劫银行、商店和沿途的加油站，作案期间，他们杀死了至少9名**和其他一些无辜者，邦妮和克莱德最终被击毙。1967年，好莱坞以此题材，拍摄了一部融合了公路片和强盗片类型的电影《雌雄大盗》。
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　　A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to moxia.cc the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first battle, at Orleans. Meanwhile, Jeanne is depicted more as a warrior than a saint (all cliches are avoided), with only her faith for strength.

　　新浪潮老将里维特的雄心大作，分战争篇和监狱篇上下两部。本片以德莱叶和布列松为目标，希望成就新的经典。 传奇历史事件「圣女贞德」发生时，以文字记述事件流传出去的方式尚未普及，因此事件留下来的属于史实的原始记录非常的少。但是圣女贞德的故事，却不断出现在文学作品、舞台剧、歌剧（神剧）与各种电影版本中，这背后一定是有它的原因的。
　　该片讲述圣女贞德从被俘，到被审判，直至最后被处死的过程。在1430年5月23日的一场小规模战斗中，贞德被俘虏了。当她下令军队撤退回贡比涅城时，她处在军队的最后方以确保所有人都退回了城里，但就在这时贡比涅城因为害怕英军跟着闯入，没等到所有部队撤回便将城门关下，贞德与剩余的后卫部队便遭到了勃艮第人俘虏。最后法庭总结了贞德的12项罪行指控，但这些指控都和在审判中的纪录相互矛盾。在各种方式逼迫之下，不识字的贞德没有意识到死刑的逼近，签下了一份她完全看不懂的公开弃绝书。贞德还有另外一个罪名：像男人一样穿衣服。这在1431年可是一项大罪。贞德在战场上穿的是甲胄，但是在军营里却穿的男装，据记载，她穿的是一种很短的灰色的束腰外衣，套在朱红布料做的、织的很密的长筒袜子上面。那个时候还没有橡皮筋，男子的长统袜的顶端都开有成对的扣眼，中间用绳子串起来系紧。一般人用七种以上的花色来系这种袜子，而贞德用了20种，而且还系得很紧。主要是为了保护自己“奥尔良少女”的身份。在监狱里，贞德宣称，没有紧身的袜子，她感到很不安全，她要和教廷抗争到底，准备接受自己的命运。后来，她被套上一身长袍。行刑时，她没有遗言，只是向敌人发出了嘲笑。死刑于1431年5月30日在鲁昂进行，目击者描述了死刑的那一幕。贞德被绑在火刑柱上，她不断的祈祷著，并向旁边的神父请求让她握著一个小十字架。

　　对音乐充满天赋与激情的钢琴神童肖邦生活在纷乱的战争时期，祖国波兰正在被沙俄侵涉，他的音乐老师遂不懈动员他前往巴黎发展。长大成人的肖邦（柯纳·王尔德 Cornel Wilde 饰）愈发散发着爱国主义精神，不仅秘密参加革命会议，还当众拒绝为沙皇演奏钢琴，为此让自己与亲朋陷入危险，不得不连夜逃往巴黎。在光华陆离的艺术国度，肖邦邂逅了女强人作家乔治·桑（梅尔·奥勃朗 Merle Oberon 饰）并被其深深吸引，然而乔治·桑对他的爱却更多的是一种占有，她让肖邦断绝与旧日联系，专心在屋里终日作曲，只准到贵族沙龙演奏，不准举办公开售票的演奏会。就在与世隔绝的爱情和音乐空间里，肖邦的肺炎日渐恶化，而与此同时，远在波兰的亲朋却在最近一次抵抗运动中全部被捕，急需赎金。而虚弱的肖邦，唯一的筹钱方式只有赌上性命举办演奏会，一面是情人的极力反对，一面是故乡人民的安危，面前是自己不治的身体与黑白的琴键，年轻的肖邦将如何抉择……
　　本片曾获最佳男主角、最佳摄影、最佳电影剪辑、最佳音乐和最佳原创剧本等多项提名。

　　本片讲述好莱坞著名大导演詹姆斯·威尔（伊安·麦克莱恩 Ian McKellen 饰）1957年的最后人生。这位创造影史最惊悚角色“科学怪人”的导演已淡出电影界， 正潜心研究绘画，闲时仍与一些男子频频约会。当管家汉娜（琳恩·雷德格瑞夫 Lynn Redgrave 饰）录用了新园丁、身强力壮的前海军陆战队成员布恩（布兰登·费舍 Brendan Fraser 饰）后，威尔的兴趣渐渐全部转移到布恩身上。威尔象一只爬向苍蝇的蜘蛛一样一点点接近布恩，引领后者一步步走进精心设计的圈套。原来威尔虽然已停止拍片，但自从见到布恩后，他发现布恩同自己片中的主角弗兰肯斯坦极为相似——不善言辞、单纯质朴且难以理解。威尔感到自己无法冷却心中的热爱，只有布恩才能解除他的痛苦，他的计划就是诱使布恩最终杀死他本人，从而得以亲手实现一生中最完美的电影情节......
　　本片通过年老好莱坞名导与年轻园丁的微妙接触，以及由此触发过往回忆的碎片，娓娓刻画奇妙而复杂的同性情愫，勾勒出一个友谊、尊重、爱恋、抗拒、厌恶、恐惧等情感荡涤的世界。影片不断穿插《科学怪人》的电影画面和台词，它巧妙地暗合了同性恋与科学怪人共同的被歧视性地位和恐惧处境。导演戏谑而平静的虚实铺陈出一位同性恋导演的最后生命旅程，堪称黑色喜剧的杰作。《众神与野兽》获当年奥斯卡最佳改编剧本奖，同时入围最佳男主角、最佳女配角。本片也是以“甘道夫”形象风靡世界的伊安·麦克莱恩爵士演艺生涯中最重要也是最出色的一次演绎。

　　威廉．狄特尔执导的这部影片获得了第十届奥斯卡最佳影片等三个奖项。故事描述法国文坛巨匠左拉的一生经历，以及他为了正义而不屈不挠的精神。重点讲述他为军官德雷福克斯平反冤案时的遭遇和他不畏强权势力的正义感。保罗．茂尼和约瑟夫．史屈克劳的演出精彩令人难忘，就几场法庭辩论戏这部分而言，本片也可视为法庭电影的先锋。

　　改编自美国体操运动员Ariana Berlin的真实故事。在距离奥运梦想越来越近的时候，14岁的Ariana的生活因一场车祸急转直下，为了复健及重拾信心，她开始学习跳Hip Hop，并在来自加大洛杉矶分校的知名教练Valorie Kondos Field的帮助下，重回体坛斩获多个奖项的冠军。

　　故事发生在1890年的巴黎，亨利（何塞·费勒 José Ferrer 饰）是一名画家，他常常现身于“红磨坊”之中，当他人沉浸在灯红酒绿纸醉金迷之中时，亨利只是埋头专心作画。一次偶然中，亨利结识了名为玛丽（科莱特·玛钱德 Colette Marchand 饰）的女子，在帮助她脱离险境之后，亨利被美丽开朗的玛丽迷住了。
　　随着时间的推移，亨利发现了玛丽的反复无常和不可信任，一颗炙热的心在反复的伤害之中逐渐冷却。终于，亨利的绘画事业有了起色，他为“红磨坊”所绘的广告画受到了外界的关注和认可。之后，亨利又遇见了善良勤劳的老板娘，尽管对老板娘心怀好感，但感情饱受伤害的亨利却选择了将感情埋藏在心底，直到老板娘成为了别人的新娘。

　　David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.

　　A loving film tribute to Russian filmmaker Larisa Shepitko, who died tragically in a car accident in 1979 at the age of 40. This documentary by her husband, Elem Klimov, includes excerpts from all of Shepitko's films, and her own voice is heard talking about her life and art.
　　Elem Klimov's grief-stricken elegy Larisa examines the life of his late wife—the film director Larisa Shepitko—through a series of direct-address interviews and photomontages, set against a mournful visual-musical backdrop. Typically, Klimov films his subjects (which include himself and several of Shepitko's collaborators) within a stark, snow-covered forest, its tangled web of trees standing in as metaphorical representation of a perhaps inexpressible suffering, the result of Shepitko's premature death while filming her adaptation of Valentin Rasputin's novella Farewell to Matyora. Interweaving home movie footage with sequences from Shepitko's work (Maya Bulgakova's pensive plane crash reminiscence from Wings takes on several new layers of resonance in this context), Larisa's most powerful passage is its first: accompanied by the grandiose final music cue from Shepitko's You and I, Klimov dissolves between a series of personal photographs that encompass Larisa's entire life, from birth to death. This brief symphony of sorrow anticipates the cathartic reverse-motion climax of Klimov's Come and See, though by placing the scene first within Larisa's chronology, Klimov seems to be working against catharsis. The pain is clearly fresh, the wound still festering, and Klimov wants—above all—to capture how deep misery's knife has cut.

　　位于美国北卡罗莱纳州温斯顿沙兰市（Winston Salem）的RJR纳贝斯克饼干公司股 东们，虽然受到全球瞩目，金钱不断涌入，光是在２月底的邮件中，就收到总数达２０ 亿美圆的支票，但很少有股东对公司的高级执行总裁罗斯.强生（Ross Johnson）心存 感激。现在，温斯顿沙兰市也变成前所未有的百万富翁市。所有与RJR公司有关的华尔街 大亨都想从中分到一点好处，于是罗斯找来财务专家亨利和彼得来为他效力。接下来上演的便是一出充满贪婪、背叛、尔虞我诈和高风险赌注的华尔街风云。
　　根据布莱恩.巴勒和约翰.海勒撰写的《Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco》中文译名：《门口的野蛮人：RJR纳贝斯克的陨落》改编。
　　该书描写了1988年美国第二大烟草公司RJR融资收购饼干生产商Nabisco的交易。即使如今看来，这笔总额达250亿美元的收购也十分惊人，不禁让人对有关人物的行动产生 疑虑。当时，这也是华尔街历史上最大的收购资金。而1989年美国Kohlberg KravisRoberts 公司又以314亿美元的价格刷新了此纪录，其收购对象就是RJR Nabisco公司。
　　读过此书，你会惊奇地发现网络和个人对世界商业和经济的操纵力有多大。它向我 们揭示了CEO被给予的巨大权利和机会，从中你会懂得谁才是真正的"玩家"。 该书被《福布斯》杂志评选为20年来美国最具影响力的20本商业书籍之一。也被选择摘编到里奥·高夫的投资经典著作《一次读完25本投资经典》中。

　　孤儿易卜拉随长辈前往圣地麦加朝圣，途中他们经过北京，易卜拉偶然为“奇珍斋”内的精美玉器所迷，于是他最终放弃朝圣，留在这里跟随主人梁亦清（王诗槐 饰）学习琢玉手艺。在此之后，师徒俩合作为“汇远斋”制作“郑和航海船”。梁亦清三年时光里为这件宝物耗尽心血，最终玉毁人亡。为赔偿损失，更名为韩子奇（王诗槐 饰）的易卜拉在“汇远斋”苦干三年，手艺愈加精湛。回到家中后，她娶师傅的长女君壁为妻，决心重振“奇珍斋”。十年后，韩子奇名贯京城，妻贤子乖。抗日战争爆发，唯恐玉器受损，韩与妻妹冰玉同赴伦敦。浮华乱世，异地他乡，韩与冰玉培养出别样的感情，更育有一女新月。战后回国，他们将如何面对这发生的一切……
　　本片根据霍达同名长篇小说改编。

　　1979年，陷入越战和冷战的美国，没有在科技大发展时代得到重生，反而滑向了信心危机的困局，“美国精神”发生了动摇。赫伯·布鲁克斯（库尔特·拉塞尔 Kurt Russell 饰）是带领明尼苏达大学冰球队夺得三连冠的功勋教练，在冬季奥运开赛的半年前，赫伯受命组建并训练新一届美国冰球队。当时苏联冰球队在国际上占据绝对统治地位，六十年代以来连续夺得奥运金牌。在赫伯组队伊始，他就把苏联作为最终对手看待。赫伯从各大学召来优秀冰球选手组成了一支26人的初选队，在严酷的训练中，这些非职业队员们形成了一个真正有战斗力的团体。奥运揭幕前三天，美苏两国冰球队进行了一场热身性质的比赛，美国队虽然落败，但赫伯和他的队员们都清楚，真正的较量在奥运会上……
　　本片根据1980年盐湖城冬奥会上的真实故事改编。

　　Samuel Byck（Sean Penn 饰）是一个四十多岁的家具推销员，他厌恶欺骗，并因此和哥哥关系破裂，但是工作要求他不得的学会谎言；在生活上，他和妻子长期分居，每个星期只有一次机会见到自己的三个孩子。
　　Samuel Byck有一个做汽车修理工的黑人朋友Bonny Simmons (Don Cheadle 饰)，Samuel一直想和他合伙做上门修理轮胎的小生意，而尼克松总统许诺推行的小额工业贷款计划给他们的未来点燃了一丝希望。
　　Samuel向政府机关提交申请后，开始是长达两个多月的漫长等待，期间，妻子正式提出离婚，工作也丢掉了，一切越来越糟糕。
　　贷款的落空破灭了他最后的希望。Samuel偷走了Bonny的抢，准备劫持一架客机撞向白宫，和尼克松同归于尽，用这种决绝的方式让世界注意他的存在。

　　1963年，霍金21岁的人生发生了一悲一喜两个重大事件。这一年他被确诊患上了肌萎缩侧索硬化症，这种病会使他的身体越来越不听使唤，只剩下心脏、肺和大脑还能运转，最后连心肺功能也会丧失，当时大夫预言他只能再活两年。这一致命的打击几乎使霍金放弃了学业，但生日舞会上一个女孩的出现神奇地改变了一切，她就是霍金的第一任妻子简。

　　雷蒙（贾维尔•巴尔登 Javier Bardem 饰）在一次跳海运动中出了意外，全身瘫痪。原本英俊壮健的他要在煎熬中度过余生。他忍受着常人无法理解的痛苦中过活了26年，已经无法领会到活着的意义。他一再申请安乐死，却无法获准。他请来律师朱莉娅（贝兰•鲁达 Belén Rueda 饰），这个女人在与雷蒙的相处中慢慢认同了他的观点，她不幸也身患绝症，二人更加惺惺相惜。朱莉娅承诺帮雷蒙出版诗集后，就和他一同赴死。
　　有一个少妇知道了雷蒙的经历，力劝他不要放弃生命，并深深爱上这个不幸的人。然而，这一切都无法把雷蒙从瘫痪的煎熬中重生过来。然而他还等着朱莉娅一起告别这个世界。

　　影片根据真实故事改编，讲述白人医生阿尔佛雷德·布雷拉克（阿伦·瑞克曼 Alan Rickman饰）与黑人合作伙伴维文·托马斯（茅斯·达夫 Mos Def饰）打破种族界限，协力合作开创心脏手术先河，成为心脏外科手术先驱者的故事。医生布雷拉克在事业上雄心勃勃并且眼光独特，他发现了托马斯在医学方面的天赋，开始传授他医学相关的知识。起先托马斯用狗作为实验对象，天分过人的他很快就掌握了医学理论与手术实践上的技艺。他们一起攻克了法洛四联症（又称紫绀婴儿），可他并没有公开托马斯为此做出的贡献。在托马斯因为肤色而遭受不公正待遇的时候，他选择了沉默。
　　两人亦主亦仆、亦师亦友，在长达三十四年的合作中，维系着这份微妙的友情。当最后托马斯终于受到肯定获奖的时候，他默默的注视着医生布雷拉克的画像，泪流满面。

　　有着先天性智障的詹姆斯（小库珀·古丁 Cuba Gooding Jr. 饰）从小到大都是众人嘲笑的对象，由于他总带着一个收音机，“收音机”就成为了他的代号。没事的时候，詹姆斯喜欢呆在汉娜高中体育场，久而久之，一个名叫哈罗德（艾德·哈里斯 Ed Harris 饰）的教练注意到了他。
　　在又一次被人捉弄后，哈罗德帮詹姆斯解了围，不仅如此，他还当众宣布，从此往后，詹姆斯将会是他的橄榄球队中的一员。哈罗德的这个决定让队员们十分不解，但很快，他们就发现了詹姆斯身上所闪耀着的人性光辉。在詹姆斯乐观情绪的影响下，球队屡战屡胜，队员之间的关系也更加紧密，詹姆斯不仅走出了生命中的灰暗地带，还将快乐和希望带给了更多的人。

　　约翰·卡什（杰昆·菲尼克斯 Joaquin Phoenix 饰）本是个阿肯色州乡村小子，儿时一场意外令他弟弟身故，从此他便活在父亲（罗伯特·帕特里克 Robert Patrick 饰）的谴责和嘲讽下无力翻身。爱音乐的他慢慢以乡村歌手成名，也有了自己的家庭，但外出巡演时偶然接触到毒品慢慢令他不能自拔，将他带入深渊。吸毒令妻子薇薇安（詹妮弗·古德温 Ginnifer Goodwin 饰）带着孩子离开了他，他只好去找心仪已久、但因婚姻在身无法在一起的女歌手琼·卡特（莉丝·威瑟斯彭 Reese Witherspoon 饰），后者给予他援手，帮助他戒毒，却也一次次拒绝了他的求爱。戒毒成功的卡什得以重启事业，和卡特的爱情也在两人的舞台上终成正果。

　　头发花白的杰克·科沃基恩（阿尔·帕西诺 Al Pacino 饰）是美国密西根州一名备受争议的医生，在几十年的职业生涯中，他亲眼见过无数人为病痛所折磨，却求生不得，求死不能。杰克坚信医生的职责不仅是要尽最大努力医治病患，更要设身处地为病人着想，满足他们的需求，包括他们对死的渴望。因此，杰克尝试帮对生活失去希望的病人施行安乐死。但是他的做法遭到了普罗大众的一致反对，人们斥责他剥夺病患的生命，更送他“死亡医生”的绰号。在这一过程中，只有姐姐玛格（Brenda Vaccaro 饰）和少数几个朋友默默支持着杰克的工作。
　　面对巨大的压力，杰克从未表现出退缩，他深知病患的痛苦，因此为了帮助他们解脱即时身陷囹圄也在所不惜……