布萊恩（馬克·魯弗洛 Mark Ruffalo 飾）和保利（伊?！せ艨?Ethan Hawke 飾）是一對(duì)從小玩到大的好兄弟，在危機(jī)四伏的蛩蛩士頓，孤伶仃的兩人只能依靠自己薄弱的量，不擇手段的在這弱肉強(qiáng)食的界里摸爬滾打著。隨著年齡的增，曾經(jīng)的小打小鬧變成了貨真竹山的犯罪，在加入了由帕特凱利（萊恩·古德曼 Brian Goodman 飾）所領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的走私犯罪團(tuán)伙之后，兄弟兩人漸漸走羅羅不同的道路。 一次毒品交易兩人鋃鐺入獄，在獄中，布萊恩始反省自己這些年來(lái)的所作所為他不愿再這樣茍且偷生，決定洗革面，與妻子和孩子過(guò)上清白平的生活。可社會(huì)不寬容，無(wú)奈之，走投無(wú)路的布萊恩只得和保利度干起了搶劫的勾當(dāng)?
Tommy DiNello, a freelance videographer, moves back to North Branford Ct. from New York City after two years on his own. His extremely close cousins, Marie and Dom Jr., are reluctantly accepting their father's new young foreign wife Varya, just two years after their mother's death. Since Tommy's parents moved to Florida when he was away, he has no choice but to stay with his Uncle Dominic and cousin Marie while battling memories of the reason he left town in the first place. His dear friend, Angela and him are reunited, This is bittersweet as she is the only one with clear knowledge and witness of his past.
