早已年过半百的里根·汤姆森(迈克尔·基顿 Michael Keaton 饰)曾经是一名风光一时的好莱坞电影明星,他所塑造的超级英雄飞鸟侠家喻户晓。而今荣耀早成明日黄花,不甘寂寞的里根转战百老汇,试图通过改编雷蒙德•卡佛的《当我们谈论爱情的时候,我们谈论什么》重新赢得关注 与尊重。无奈现实总和理想有太大的差距,剧组经费吃紧,糟糕的男主角被灯砸头,刚从戒毒所出来的女儿萨米(艾玛·斯通 Emma Stone 饰),毒舌戏剧评论员箭在弦上蓄势待发,此外请来救场的好莱坞当红小生麦克·珊农(爱德华·诺顿 Edward Norton 饰)乖戾张扬,屡屡染指篡改里根殚精竭虑打造的戏剧。 在混乱的鼓点中,命运多舛的戏剧迎来了公演的重要时刻……
PARK Duk-joon is an old man living by himself. Every night, he suffers from insomnia attacks brought on by disturbing flashes from his dark past. He tries in vain to pray and find solace in religion. His only friend is Mrs. LEE, a church elder who gives him weekly church bulletins. Mrs. LEE invites him to a testimonial at her church. Duk-joon is surprised to see the face of the speaker. He is LIM Gwang-han, Duk-joon’s former superior officer from his days as a police interrogator in the 80s. They meet for the first time in years, Gwang-han brings up Duk-joon’s painful past again.