Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
事业有成的律师马特（乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney饰）的妻子因为一次意外变成了植物人。最近医生告诉他，妻子大限将至，令他倍受打击。同时，他作为夏威夷某岛的继承人还在与信托基金谈开发事宜。忙乱之中，两个女儿也不让马特省心：小女孩斯科蒂（阿玛拉·米勒 Amara Mil ler 饰）经常对同学爆粗口，马特只得带她亲自登门道歉；大女儿亚利桑德拉（谢琳·伍德蕾 Shailene Woodley 饰）住寄宿学校终日酗酒，母亲病重，马特希望亚利桑德拉摒弃对母亲的敌意，然而女儿却道出了母女决裂的原因——她发
