萨姆三岁被母亲遗弃，在马戏团长大，取名雄狮萨姆。16岁时的一次演出意外，使他不能再登台了。多年后，萨姆已经经历了两次婚姻，有了一双儿女，成了一个大公司的老板。但他却感到这不是他的生活。他想象狮子那样自由，于是制造了自己驾船失事的假象，独自跑到非洲。不料，在这里他被一个法国青年认出，并在与这个年轻人的交往中认识到自己还没有尽完对孩子的义务。于是，他带这个青年回到法国，指导他帮自己的儿子管理公司，并撮合他与自己的女儿结婚。一家人因此团聚，而完成一切之后，萨姆快乐地回到了非洲。

萨姆三岁被母亲遗弃，在马戏团长大，取名雄狮萨姆。16岁时的一次演出意外，使他不能再登台了。多年后，萨姆已经经历了两次婚姻，有了一双儿女，成了一个大公司的老板。但他却感到这不是他的生活。他想象狮子那样自由，于是制造了自己驾船失事的假象，独自跑到非洲。不料，在这里他被一个法国青年认出，并在与这个年轻人的交往中认识到自己还没有尽完对孩子的义务。于是，他带这个青年回到法国，指导他帮自己的儿子管理公司，并撮合他与自己的女儿结婚。一家人因此团聚，而完成一切之后，萨姆快乐地回到了非洲。

Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house.

Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house.

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life

Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" writer Sam Jay serves up fresh takes on relationships, travel nightmares, the audacity of white people and more.

Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" writer Sam Jay serves up fresh takes on relationships, travel nightmares, the audacity of white people and more.

亚瑟·弗莱克（杰昆·菲尼克斯饰）从小和母亲相依为命，直到母亲被送进了精神病院，很多身边人甚至连社工都对他的精神状态指指点点甚至愈发疏远。但骨子…

湿冷无望的哥谭市，卑微的亚瑟·弗兰克（华金·菲尼克斯 Joaquin Phoenix 饰）依靠扮演小丑赚取营生。与之相依为命的母亲患有精神疾病，而亚瑟深记母亲的教诲，无论遭受怎样的挫折都笑对人生，却因此让自己背负着莫大的压力，濒临崩溃。他梦想成为一名脱口秀演员，怎奈生活一次次将失望狠狠地砸在他的头上。不仅如此，他因意外丢掉了工作，偶然瞥见母亲的秘密，又使他心中燃起对那个与之地位悬殊却从未谋面的父亲的殷切渴望。命运习惯了事与愿违，空荡荡的地铁内，悲伤的小丑在无法自已的癫狂笑声中大开杀戒……