埃琳•布罗克维奇(朱莉娅•罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰)是倒霉鬼中的典型。她结过两次婚,但每次婚姻都没有给她带来幸福,反而令她成了一个拖着三个孩子的单身母亲。倒霉的她在遭到一场交通事故后,连志在必得的赔偿官司到最后都输掉了。 为她辩护的律师埃德(阿尔伯特•芬尼 Albert Finney 饰)半是同情埃琳半是因为帮她打输了官司心感内疚,收留了埃琳在他的律师楼里打杂。埃琳的生活算是有了一点保障。在调查一单污水申诉案时,埃琳偶然发现了污水中含剧毒物质,而供水公司确对此敷衍了事。弱女子埃琳决定用她柔弱的肩膀担负起为受污染的数百名居民讨回公道的重担!
Six friends meet every evenings in a basement to make music. Rita left Ricardo, Rafael found her, but she still feels lost. Eduardo thought he no longer liked Maria, but after what he has done he cannot turn the clock back. Joao lacks the courage to break up with his girlfriend and takes refuge in the song he is writing for Ines. Marco struggles to get another young man's love, but he is under no illusions. Samuel believes in everlasting love but something is wrong because his friends haven't heard from him for sometime. Ines, attempting to feel safe, likes to experiment and is waiting to see how things go with Joao.There are no rehearsals for what life brings us. Each endeavour leaves its mark. The band is falling apart...