作家巴裡(約翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp飾)正處於靈感枯竭期。他每天經過公園的時候,都會看見裡面有一幫小孩在嬉戲。他停下腳步來觀察,原來孩子在玩海盜遊戲,孩子們還熱情邀請他加入海盜隊伍。巴裡成了一個大孩子,在隊伍中雖然高出一個頭,卻玩得不亦樂乎——道具、角色、各色情節、公園變成一個快樂的幻想世界。這段經歷,成了巴裡創作《小飛俠》的靈感源泉。孩子的母親(凱特·溫絲萊特 Kate Winslet 飾)是一個寡婦,她也受到了這裡快樂的氣氛感染。巴裡和他們相處就像一家人一樣,享受著單純的快樂,然而也難免招人
An uptight New Yorker and his party girl sister visit their Dad's lake house to meet his new wife, and rough-around-the-edges kids. When the parents announce they're adopting a child to bring the family together, it has the opposite effect.