In pursuit of stolen aircraft engines on a Central American island, federal agent Rigby meets chief suspect Hintten and his wife Elizabeth, a sultry cafe singer; and is watched by Bealer, a "pie-shaped man" with sore feet. Rigby knows he's on the right track when Bealer offers him money to leave Carlota. When Rigby and Elizabeth are drawn to each other, the gang realizes there's more than one kind of bribe. Everybody sweats.

In pursuit of stolen aircraft engines on a Central American island, federal agent Rigby meets chief suspect Hintten and his wife Elizabeth, a sultry cafe singer; and is watched by Bealer, a "pie-shaped man" with sore feet. Rigby knows he's on the right track when Bealer offers him money to leave Carlota. When Rigby and Elizabeth are drawn to each other, the gang realizes there's more than one kind of bribe. Everybody sweats.

一位夫君佩戴人皮面具，竟让好友夜夜冒充自己，轮番入妻子的罗帐。妻子心知肚明，却佯装不觉，享受着每夜不同“新郎”带来的新鲜感。荒唐两月后，真正的夫君九死一生归来，却撞见妻子锁骨上的吻痕，气得他脸色铁青。故事闪回：婆母甜汤动手脚，妻子将计就计，衣衫清凉地闯入“夫君”书房，梨花带雨地扑入其怀中。待其睡着，她轻轻撕下那层面具，露出了与夫君截然不同的俊脸。一场错综复杂的情感博弈，自此揭开序幕。

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him.Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.

本片忠实呈现日军攻击珍珠港的始末。日本天皇决定要展开攻击，但美军高级将领却不把这当成一回事；他们虽然拦截了日军的通讯，但却把这项重要消息压了下…

这是一部真实的电影，真实展现了日军偷袭珍珠港的历史。美军插手太平洋战场，日军最高将领山本五十六（山村聪 Sô Yamamura 饰）认为美军实力强大，应速战速战，不宜和美国人打长久战。于是，由他一手策划的偷袭珍珠港行动正式启动了。 　　虽然美军从此前截获的日军密电中得知了日军可能进行突袭的消息，但多数人都对此不屑一顾，密电的内容也没进行上报。即使在突袭当天美军一个士兵发现了雷达上不寻常的飞机群，美军将领仍然认为那是自己的飞机在执行巡逻任务。最终使得日军偷袭行动一举成功，美军损失惨重。山本五十六也成了美国人最大的眼中钉。

斯坦顿是一个穷困潦倒的男人，误打误撞之中来到了流动马戏团，在这里，他凭借着自己的聪明才智为自己谋得了一份差事——为塔罗牌占卜师赞娜和她的情人皮特工作。从这两个人身上，斯坦顿学会了如何依靠巧舌如簧和敏锐观察来施展观众们眼中的“魔法”。 与此同时，斯坦顿还在马戏团里邂逅了名为茉莉的女孩，随着时间的推移，斯坦顿和茉莉之间产生了感情。最终，斯坦顿带着茉莉离开了马戏团，他们坚信他们能够靠自己的双手打开一片属于他们的天地。一晃眼多年过去，虽然斯坦顿在占卜圈已经小有名气，但他并不满足，渴望更多的金钱。此时，一个名叫莉莉丝的女人出现在了他面前。

影片剧本由托罗与金·摩根共同创作，将基于1947年的同名影片改编，转为讲述一个贪婪的骗子与女精神病医生合谋诈骗病患钱财的故事。