JR（布兰顿·思怀兹 Brenton Thwaites 饰）是一个整日里游手好闲，不务正业的小混混，因为偷窃，他被抓进了监狱，该监狱位于澳大利亚西部，是当地臭名昭著的恶棍聚集地。在监狱里，JR的人生走向了他未曾设想过的道路，遭到了其他囚犯狂风暴雨般的摧残和虐待，直到大佬林奇（伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）实在是看不下去，挺身而出，将JR收为了自己手下，JR悲惨的日子才画上了句点。 　　在聪明伶俐的JR的帮助之下，林奇越狱成功，在此过程中，两人之间建立起了真挚的感情，犹如父子。他们和东欧犯罪头目诺克斯（杰克·科曼 Jacek Koman 饰）合作，赚得盆满钵满，与此同时，JR还邂逅了名叫塔莎（艾丽西亚·维坎德 Alicia Vikander 饰）的女孩。

一名过于热切的社区警员和一个鲁莽的前警探被迫联手，随之在鹿特丹的街头引发诸多混乱。

　　Carlyn as she is drawn into a deadly situation by her estranged sister’s will. Money makes people do all kinds of things. But most people will find themselves going over to the dark side when it seems to just slip out of their hands.

　　“Everything’s Going to be Great” is a funny and sad valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true. It’s about individuality vs conformity. It’s about fantasy vs reality. But mostly it’s about family, as it follows a year in the life of a family struggling with defining success, ghosts, identity, and regional theatre. Lester Smart has always felt his life was headed in one direction....the theater. And he will sing and dance whatever number he needs to do to be center stage.

　　德克斯特·摩根从昏迷中醒来，发现哈里森不知所踪。意识到自己对儿子造成的伤害，德克斯特启程前往纽约，决心找到哈里森，弥补过失。但最终的结局并非易事。迈阿密地铁的安吉尔·巴蒂斯塔带着疑问前来，德克斯特意识到自己的过去正迅速地追上自己。父子俩在这座不夜城里摸索着各自的黑暗，很快发现自己陷入了比想象中更深的困境——而唯一的出路就是携手共进。