刚从监狱中释放的查理.兰斯(蒂芬·多尔夫 Stephen Dorff),寻求为他在监狱的导师“小佛爷”威廉(威廉·达福 Willem Dafoe)复仇。一路上,他邂逅了混迹街头游刃有余,但又不失优雅、迷人心魄的美女佛伦丝.简(米歇尔·莫娜汉 Michelle Monaghan)。二人一起踏上了一条凶险异常、前途未卜的旅程...Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail-house mentor William "The Buddha" Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets the ethereal, yet streetwise, Florence Jane. They embark on a unlikely road trip, careening towards an unlikely redemption and uncertain resolution.