本片根据英国作家狄更斯1838年的名著《雾都孤儿》改编。 　　孤儿奥利弗（巴尼?克拉克 Barney Clark 饰）由教会抚养长大，9岁时被送去童工厂拣填絮，后被卖给棺材铺当学徒，屡受欺侮。奥利弗从棺材铺逃跑，步行七十英里到达伦敦，遇见小偷“机灵鬼”（哈利?伊登 Harry Eden 饰），并被收入犹太老头费金（本?金斯利 Ben Kinsley 饰）的盗窃团伙。奥利弗第一次出徒便被诬陷偷窃布朗罗先生（爱德华?哈德威克 Edward Hardwicke饰）的丝帕，并被打昏在地。被好心的布朗罗先生带回家收养，却在替布朗罗先生跑差途中被费金的同僚比尔（杰米?福尔曼 Jamie Foreman饰）抓获。比尔逼迫奥利弗协助他与同伙托比（马克?斯特朗 Mark Strong 饰）入夜行窃布朗罗先生家。小奥利弗不从，眼看命在旦夕……

A group of girlfriends prepare for the anticipated summer party in a cramped bathroom. Between boy talk and makeup, Mercedes navigates her blossoming attraction for her friend Julia.

It's summer in the Portuguese countryside, where the local festivities take place. Chico is haunted by a hate crime committed in his village against a boy who was secretly close to him. Throughout this journey, Chico, pressured by his friends, tries both to follow their social standards and hide his fears and desires.

Two teenage friends conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist and his mentally-ill wife.

布兰顿（希拉里?斯万克 Hilary Swank 饰）来到法奥斯城，成为了当地的大众情人，很受女性欢迎。然而他却有着不为人知的隐秘——俊男本是女儿身。“他”的真名叫蒂娜，一直对自己是个女性缺失认同。他喜欢成为男性，并决定来到这个陌生的城市开始新角色和新生活。 　　布兰顿和当地女孩拉娜（科洛?塞维尼 Chlo? Sevigny 饰）恋爱了，还和拉娜的前男友成为好友——尽管他们粗野、酗酒，行为暴戾，但被接纳的布兰顿却得到了认同感。生活朝着布兰顿想要的方向发展，一次交通违章却暴露了所有的秘密。布兰顿被识破女儿身，尽管拉娜原谅了她，悲剧却发生了。拉娜的前男友对布兰顿怒不可遏，将她摧毁在一场残忍的暴力事件中。