Într-un oraș american liniștit din anii șaptezeci, Cecilia Lisbon, în vârstă de 13 ani, încearcă să se sinucidă. Are 4 surori, adolescente drăguțe. Acest incident aruncă o lumină nouă asupra modului de viață al întregii familii. Povestea, spusă prin viziunea băieților din cartier obsedați de aceste surori misterioase, înfățișează în mod cinic viața de adolescentă. Încetul cu încetul, familia se închide și fetelor li se interzice rapid să iasă. Pe măsură ce situația se blochează, băieții iau în considerare salvarea fetelor.
Producția urmărește povestea mai multor adolescenți care, alături de părinții lor, încearcă să navigheze prin multiplele moduri în care internetul le-a schimbat relațiile, felul în care comunică, imaginea de sine și viețile amoroase. Regizorul dorește să aducă în prim plan probleme sociale, cum ar fi cultura jocurilor video, anorexia, infidelitatea și materialul ilegal de pe internet. Pe măsură ce fiecare personaj este testat și fiecare relație este analizată, ni se arată varietatea drumurilor alese de oameni, unele tragice, altele pline de speranță. În scurt timp, devine clar faptul că nimeni nu este imun la această enormă schimbare socială care a apărut din cauza telefoanelor, tabletelor și calculatoarelor noastre.
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.
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.
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.
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.