劳伦斯（丹尼斯·奎德 Dennis Quaid 饰）是一名要求严苛的中年教授，虽然心地善良，但他拒人千里的气质使得学生对其厌烦，儿子和女儿也日渐对其冷淡。自从妻子去世后，独自抚养两个孩子的他就变得更加烦躁和无奈。一天，劳伦斯意外从栅栏上摔下来，被送进了医院，并得知负责他康复的女医生珍妮特（莎拉·杰茜卡·帕克 Sarah Jessica Parker 饰）原来是他曾经教过的学生，不过他已经记不清楚了。在频频约会后，劳伦斯发现自己似乎爱上了珍妮特，然而却深知自己仍在妻子逝世的阴影之下徘徊。面对眼前他不舍放弃的女子，似乎是爱情让这个老男人又开始尝试改变，尝试敞开心扉，尝试一个新的自己……

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