在一个荒无人烟的小岛上，不善于和人沟通的汉克（保罗·达诺 Paul Dano 饰）对人生早已绝望，于是他决定亲手了结自己的性命。就在关键时刻，一具尸体漂到沙滩上。该尸体（丹尼尔·雷德克里夫 Daniel Radcliffe 饰）臭屁连天，虽然苍白浮肿，却似乎有生命一般。汉克大喜过望，为这个不同寻常的朋友其名曼尼。更令他兴奋不已的是，曼尼就好像一把多功能的瑞士军刀，帮他解决了诸如生火、砍树、饮水等诸多现实问题。曼尼的出现为汉克打开新世界的大门，死神似乎就此遁去。失败者汉克拥抱着属于他的奇幻的世界。...
A charming guy attempts to pick up a woman in a bar by spinning a tale involving spies, implanted microchips and the dangerous military scientist hunting him....
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family: an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid. Someone is lying. Between suspicions and lies, a mystery grows and the evil spreads....
