Appraiser Rachel (Lindsey Shaw) receives the news that her top-notched client wants to buyout a small town's beloved library to build a resort and spa on the land. Rachel is completely against the idea of leaving NYC but loses the argument to her boss. So Rachel packs her bags and flies out to California. During her first visit to the library she runs into writer, Jake (Derek Theler), who is researching the tale of Captain Black Bart's hidden treasures for his next novel. With hopes of saving the library, Mrs. Archer (Rachel Ticotin), the librarian, pushes Jake to show Rachel what the library means to the town. Jake's already got a lot on his plate with his research and taking care of his niece, Hailey (Chiara Aurelia), and nephew, Noah (Max Page), for the summer but he agrees to help out. As Rachel learns what the library means to the community she must find away to save it before it's too late.
葛洛莉亚(朱丽安·摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰)曾经有过一段失败的婚姻,但是这段经历并没有让她对生活和爱情失去希望,正相反,如今的葛洛莉亚觉得自己比从前变得更好了。平日里,葛洛莉亚喜欢去一间舞蹈俱乐部跳舞,在那里,葛洛莉亚邂逅了名为亚诺(约翰·特托罗 John Turturro 饰)的男子。
和葛洛莉亚一样,亚诺刚刚和妻子离婚了,他有一个孩子,跟着前妻生活。相似的经历让葛洛莉亚和亚诺之间很快就碰撞出了爱情的火花,很快两人就走到了一起。然而,激情退却之后,两人之间的问题也渐渐浮现。虽然亚诺和妻子离婚了,但很显然这个女人并不能适应没有亚诺的生活,她的阴魂不散成为了葛洛莉亚和亚诺两人的关系里埋藏的一颗定时炸弹。
Stuart Whitman is Shatter, an international hitman who is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the crime syndicate, the cops and the brother of the African leader he killed. Shatter teams up with a kung fu expert (Ti Lung) to try to get the money that is owed to him. Various double crosses and fight scenes ensue.