故事围绕1950年代纽约私人侦探莱昂内尔·“布鲁克林”·埃斯罗格展开，面对唯一导师兼挚友弗兰克·明纳离奇遇害，身患抽动秽语综合征的孤儿莱昂内尔不得不上下求索，独自深入哈林爵士天地和布鲁克林穷街陋巷，竭力探寻这起谋杀背后的秘密和真相。影片由爱德华·诺顿执导、编剧、制片并主演，于1950年代纽约大转型背景下重新演绎乔纳森·利瑟姆同名小说《布鲁克林孤儿》中各色当代人物。

一架正飞往华盛顿的747客机突然被以胡辛为首的一群恐怖分子劫持，反恐怖活动特别行动组成员临危受命，情报分析专家拯救人质。运输战机飞到三万尺上空时，与客机仓底连接，当行动组员秘密潜入机中之际，却发生意外，运输战机坠毁，只剩下一半成员成功潜入客机，生死迫在眉睫...

影片讲述了新奥尔良众议员科林·普莱斯的职业生涯因性丑闻被中断后，直面混乱人生的故事。

Can't say too much without giving crucial elements away. Just saw this at a screening in Boston and thought it was one of the more clever independent films I've seen in the past two years. Any cinema buffs, sci-fi fans, or documentary-lovers would find this a very inventive, well-executed, and highly entertaining piece. It seems like it would be unforgivable of any fan of Werner Herzog's to not see this film. You don't need to be a fan of his films to thoroughly enjoy this doc though. I have never seen one of his films before, but I went right out and rented two of them after seeing this film. Great cinematography, fantastic drama, some laughs, and some pretty terrifying footage that you won't believe you just saw!

铁蛋（杰拉尔·德帕缔约）是个大话痨，与人聊天不分时间、场合和对象，也因此他没有朋友，在监狱里一个接一个的换着室友，直到他遇到总也不说话的杀手卢比。铁蛋可以一直对卢比说下去，卢比（让·雷诺）不说话，不生气，脑子里总在策划越狱。 尽管卢比的越狱计划天衣无缝，却不想被铁蛋死死的黏住，可也正由于铁蛋的帮忙，两人在混乱中逃了出去。卢比心中还有为女友复仇的计划，然而铁蛋只是想永远和卢比做朋友，开一个餐馆。一个喋喋不休，一个喊着要对方闭嘴。两个人在逃亡的途中，冲突不断，笑料迭出。