Idealistický mluvčí Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling), který pracuje pro nadějného prezidentského kandidáta Mikea Morrise (George Clooney), čelí dilematu s velice lákavými možnostmi volby a musí si vybrat, zda zvolí cestu loajality či vlastních ambicí, realizovaných bez ohledu na následky.
Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey's life. In desperation Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to best such bounders and win the girl.
A master criminal is pursued by inspector Milton
Hard-nosed Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Steve becomes stranded on the competition's property and slowly learns the business and of his brother's dirty tricks.
KMT agents murder famous CCP general Li Zhao-Lin after the endorsement of armistice agreement.