根据艾玛·多诺霍撰写的同名小说改编，讲述在1859年的夏天，英国护士莉比（弗洛伦丝·皮尤 饰）来到爱尔兰的一个小村庄，看护一个神奇的女孩安娜·奥唐奈，据说她在禁食的情况下活了四个多月，人们对此深感意外，认为安娜是个难得一见的奇人。游客们纷纷涌来看望神奇女孩安娜，认为见她一面或者被她 祝福就能获得某种神奇的护佑。《爱尔兰时报》的记者伯恩前来报道这个令全国轰动的消息，采访时与莉比不打不相识，二人逐渐发现了安娜禁食的真相……

A disillusioned TV personality accepts a drunken bet that he cannot hitch-hike around the entire circumference of Ireland, accompanied by his fridge. He embarks on a bizarre, funny and at times uncomfortable journey, which opens his eyes to a more relaxed way of life, beyond the confines of his cosy London media world. Along the way, he falls in love with a feisty radio reporter, encounters a philosophical toiletries salesman and takes his fridge surfing.

故事发生在一个大雨滂沱的爱尔兰渔村，讲述一位母亲为了保护儿子而撒谎，以及这个选择对她的社群、家庭和她自己造成的毁灭性影响。

本片根据美国70年代初起令堪萨斯州人心惶惶的连环杀手“BTK”的真人事件改编，现年60岁的凶手雷德（Dennis Rader）曾任城市法规督导员和教会高层，有妻儿。当他俨如学者讲学般叙述怎样“钓上”受害人，然后开枪、刺插或扼死他们时，令闻者不寒而栗。其间，他曾大胆在杀人后报警，挑衅警方.。

With no immediate family to live for, Joseph is haunted by a past he has tried, for decades, to forget - if not actively obscure with drink and drugs. Suffering the hangover from hell - the dry spell over - he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront hazy, fear-inducing memories from a childhood spent in the care system that he's had to forget. Emotionally and physically wrecked, Joseph reunites with an incredulous Anna (Helen Behan, This is England '88 and '90), the sister he hasn't seen since childhood. Anna persuades her wary husband Michael (Frank Laverty; Michael Collins) to let Joseph stay and give him work in the family-owned building company. There, Joseph is forced to directly confront the demons of his past when he comes face to face with Craigy (Mark O'Halloran), a shadowy figure who is dogged by dark rumors, and who won't leave Joseph alone. Joseph's precarious family reunion is further complicated when he is immediately drawn to ...

在他酗酒的父亲去世后，乔纳森·布里奇从他兄弟的家里偷走了他父亲的骨灰。他开着一辆偷来的汽车飞驰向悬崖，想自杀，但他活了下来。在此之后，他要在精神病院接受三个月的治疗。在那里，他在Figure博士的监督下加入了一个自杀小组。他与精神不安的雷切尔·罗（她看到她的母亲死于车祸）和托比（在车祸中意外地杀死了他的兄弟）成为朋友。在治疗过程中，爱挖苦人的乔纳森改变了他的行为，看到了活着的重要性。

布鲁斯·韦恩（克里斯汀·贝尔 Christian Bale 饰）童年亲眼目睹了父母在高谭市街头被歹徒枪杀，韦恩充满怒火。在继承了父亲亿万家产后，韦恩开始环游世界，希望凭自己的力量复仇和打击犯罪！韦恩为了了解罪犯的心理，在亚洲他亲自体验了犯罪的感觉，最后被捕入狱。他在狱中遇到了武艺高强的杜卡，杜卡传授了韦恩高强的武艺和坚韧的意志力。韦恩很快被神秘的影忍者盟看上，忍者大师一直想邀他加入。韦恩不久发现影忍者盟对自己的家乡高谭市另有企图，他毅然回到了故乡。韦恩在自己的庄园发现了一个地下室，从此他多了一个身份—蝙蝠侠。蝙蝠侠开始了对抗笼罩在高谭市的黑暗。