A mediados de los 70, en un barrio residencial de una ciudad americana vive en perfecta armonía la familia Lisbon. Todos los chicos suspiran por las cinco hermosas hermanas Lisbon. Sin embargo, ese paraíso se desmorona cuando Cecilia, la menor, se suicida a los doce años. ¿Cómo puede convivir la belleza más pura con una macabra historia adolescente? Ésta es la pregunta que persigue a uno de aquellos adolescentes que, ya en su madurez, aún no ha podido olvidar los sucesos ocurridos veinte años antes.
Se trata de una historia que investiga el efecto de internet sobre un grupo de estudiantes de secundaria y también sobre sus padres. Muestra cómo este invento ha cambiado la forma de relacionarse de la gente. Pornografía, blogs y redes sociales serán al mismo tiempo válvula de escape y causa de conflicto dentro de la familia.
Arnie Cunningham, un joven que sufre acoso escolar, consigue el automóvil de sus sueños: un Plymouth Fury del 58. Arnie se obsesiona con el vehículo y este cobra vida propia y empieza a asesinar a quienes se interponen entre ellos.
Alex, blind since the age of two, dreams of running for his school's cross-country team. His father, a probation officer, finds a running partner who spends his time 'running' from the law.
Paula Tobias, a Holocaust survivor who has suffered the ultimate personal tragedy of losing her spouse and children during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Now re-married and living in America during the late 1960's with husband David, they build a new life together with sons Ben and Jake. One evening, Paula receives a phone call which assures her that her son, Alec, is actually alive and in New York. This brings up painful memories from the past for everyone involved, including Ben and Jake, who force their father to talk about the Holocaust. Paula rushes to New York only to find that it was a mistake - Alec was never found. She falls into a dramatic depression, as the family confronts their fears and tries to stay together.
Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married man.
Catherine, a rebellious pre-teen who has been deeply affected by her parents’ divorce, plays a game which involves crossing a dangerous road with her eyes closed. She becomes friends with the girl next door, the quiet Ariane, to the consternation of Ariane’s father, David. Although he appears to be a model father, David is in fact obsessed by the need to protect his daughter. As such, he tries – unsuccessfully – to prevent Ariane from coming under Catherine’s bad influence. Ariane takes up smoking, starts telling lies, and begins to explore her sexuality. While Catherine’s mother attempts to seduce the handsome, and single, David, he sets a trap for Catherine. For Catherine, living dangerously is no longer a game, and she has to summon all her strengths in order to survive.