A COUNTRY CALLED HOME is a compelling coming of age story with universal appeal because it deals with trials and trepidations that most people experience in one way or another, no matter who they are or where they are from. The story incorporates the views of people from all walks of life; different generations, different places, and different socio-economic backdrops.
After rudderless 26 year old Ellie learns that her estranged, alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to small-town Texas, where she finds direction, family, and friendship in this most unexpected place.

电影主角是一个从法学院辍学的女孩（杰丝），她在朋友的零食售卖车上打工，主要工作就是派发免费的冰淇淋样品。这个工作考验着她的耐心，当她终于想出如何应对自己的生活时，一个向她求爱的年轻人（杰西）又使她陷入茫然，两人以前曾经春风一度，但女孩早就不记得他了。

人們總說：「在跨年夜過得如何，就會決定接下來新的一年會怎樣度過。」成日喝得酩酊大醉、頹靡度日的歐文，在跨年夜摔斷了自己的手，這一摔，也讓他發現自己除了酒精以外已一無所有，決心戒酒的他必須重新與陌生的兒子建立關係、重新找回失去的友誼及意識到家庭的重要性。

Jennifer's thirtieth birthday party is supposed to be a special day. But what starts out as a day of celebration quickly spirals into a most ill-fated day Jennifer wishes she could forget, in this ensemble comedy set entirely in a kitchen.