卡尔·韦弗（史蒂夫·卡瑞尔 Steve Carell 饰）人到中年，中年危机如约到来——妻子艾米丽（朱丽安·摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰）提出离婚，令他面对儿女不知所措。重回情场的卡尔发现自己已经脱离男欢女爱的时代了，幸而遇到泡妞高手雅各·帕尔默（瑞恩·高斯林 Ryan Gosling 饰），帮他重整行头，教他当今最时髦的方法俘获女人芳心。卡尔重战情场了，反而是雅各遇上感情烦恼，他遇见一...
As the Otto family ushers in a new era, Katie and Greg make the emotional decision to sell the family minivan; Daniel suffers a setback that forces him to rethink how to accomplish his goals....