本片根据真实故事改编。 1957年，苏联卫星发射成功，美国民众萌发了危机意识。一个矿井小镇的普通高中生霍默（杰克·吉伦哈尔 Jake Gyllenhaal 饰）此刻却为自己的未来忧虑，他在球队选拔中落选，而体魄强健的哥哥一直更受父亲约翰（克里斯·库珀 Chris Cooper 饰）认可，不甘于平庸的霍默萌生了制作火箭的想法，在老师和朋友们的支持下，霍默全身心投入了研究，老师更带来了他可以通过火箭制作进入大学学习的机会。而另一方面，身为矿井负责人的约翰希望儿子继承矿井，对他的研究加以阻扰，同时警方也为山林失火事件终止了霍默的活动，这个年轻人还能获得自己想要的成功么？
Doug is an awkward Florida drug addict. Divorced and alone, he shares custody of his young daughter with his ex. Doug's reeling from losing his job at a local strip club, where he takes care of the fish in the aquarium. Things are beyond
A young boy emerges from a coma after a fall down an abandoned mine shaft. His family is confronted by dark, threatening spirits and the possibility that the child in their home might no longer be their son.
Carter must prove to his mom that he can pay rent or he's out on the street. But when his boss dumps a list of impossible tasks on him, his fortitude, character, and aversion to wise-cracking teens is tested in this coming-of-age comedy.
