梅尔（本·斯蒂勒 Ben Stiller 饰）是一名昆虫学家，他和妻子南希（帕特丽夏·阿奎特 Patricia Arquette 饰）之间的感情十分恩爱，最近，南希刚刚诞下了两人爱情的结晶，让整个家庭都笼罩在喜悦之中。然而，这个孩子的降生让梅尔开始思考起了自己的人生，梅尔自幼失去了父母，由养父母抚养长大，梅尔希望能够在有生之年里见一见自己的亲生父母。
　　就这样，不顾养父母的反对和阻挠，梅尔带着妻儿踏上了寻根之旅，和他们一起上路的，还有领养机构的工作人员蒂娜（蒂娅·里欧妮 Tea Leoni 饰）。蒂娜刚刚经历过一段失败的婚姻，此时的她整个人都处于一种饥渴的状态之下，而南希似乎患上了产后抑郁症。

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.