Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still the super of an apartment house. When he is threatened with retirement, Nat battles on his behalf. Nat al
Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study. Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University's key fund-raisers. The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for M
霍顿先生（达德利·摩尔 Dudley Moore 饰）住进了加百利酒店，决定在那里同婚姻介绍所介绍的女子帕特丽夏（佩内洛普·威尔顿 Penelope Wilton 饰）见面。美国来的梅尔文（达德利·摩尔 Dudley Moore 饰）先生也在同日入住酒店，他来这里是为了完成自己的工作。与此同时，杀手迈克（布莱恩·布朗 Bryan Brown 饰）也栖身于此，潜伏在黑暗中监视着自己的猎物，伺机而动。
原本八竿子打不到一起去的三个人，因为一个糊里糊涂的服务生送错了信而被阴差阳错的搅合到了一起，离奇而又荒谬的意
又是一年圣诞节，伴随着欢快温暖的圣诞歌曲，人们疯狂涌入超市抢购圣诞节猎物，为此不惜大打出手，仪态尽失。经过一轮混战，汤姆（亚当·斯科特 Adam Scott 饰）和莎拉（托妮·科莱特 Toni Collette 饰）这对夫妇扛着大包小包，历经艰苦，总算带着麻烦不断的一双儿女贝丝（Stefania LaVie Owen 饰）和麦克斯（恩杰伊·安东尼 Emjay Anthony 饰）回到家中。晚餐时间，性格各异的亲戚们准时到来，让这个家里热闹的同时也给主人们带来不小的烦恼。小麦克斯刚刚和人打过一架，因为别的孩
