迪克?爱克兰德（克里斯蒂安?贝尔 Christian Bale 饰）曾是著名的拳手，却因染上毒瘾，萎靡不振。HBO来拍他的纪录片，忠实地记录了他的生活。迪克把拳击梦寄托在弟弟米奇?沃德（马克?沃尔伯格 Mark Wahlberg 饰）身上，甘心陪练，而母亲爱丽丝（梅丽莎?里奥 Melissa Leo饰）则充当经纪人。米奇曾是金手套选手，但现在只是建筑工人，为了复出而刻…
After being exiled from Afghanistan, a former war journalist settles in a small town in northern California and takes a job with a local newspaper. But when he attempts to cover local crime, he stumbles into local corruption that puts himself and others in danger.
Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
