Pete Cozy is having trouble resolving a happy marriage and family life with rising debt and a job he hates. When his new boss, Susan, a human dynamo, shows up, Pete is pulled into the maelstrom that is her life and made to work harder than he ever has before. Suddenly, money and opportunities come his way, but at what price?

　　When the Christmas wishes of an entire classroom start to come true, a young girl named Olivia longs for the father she never had, and meets a mysterious neighbor who may be able to give her exactly that as the snow begins to fall on their quaint suburban town.

　　因为被高强度的工作辞退，瑞贝卡准备回家看她的妈妈雪莉，并出席她朋友在圣诞节前夜的小镇婚礼。先开始，她认为这一定是个糟糕的错误，尤其她和前男友，查德，拙劣的对话。但瑞贝卡很快意识到，其实你可以一次又一次的回家，直到你把生活回归到正轨上。

　　哈里（柯林·菲尔斯 Colin Firth 饰）供职于一家生意红火的画廊，日子尚且能够算是过得平静而又富足。但是，令哈里感到沮丧的是，人过中年的他要头脑有头脑，要能力又能力，可即便如此，还是要整日受自己的讨厌鬼老板沙班达尔勋爵（艾伦·瑞克曼 Alan Rickman 饰）的气。当最后一根稻草压上脊背时，忍无可忍的哈里决定要凭借自己的聪明才智，好好的将老板一军。
　　完美的复仇计划新鲜出炉，万事俱备唯缺一位重要的关键人物，于是，哈里将目光投到了一位名叫PJ（卡梅隆·迪亚茨 Cameron Diaz 饰）的德州女牛仔身上。没想到，正是这个女牛仔将哈里的整个计划搅得乱七八糟，焦头烂额之中，哈里发现，事态正在朝着他无法控制的方向渐渐的发展而去。