海伦（蕾切尔·薇姿 Rachel Weisz 饰）和男友鲍勃（本·丹尼尔斯 Ben Daniels 饰）相恋多年，前者经营着一家美发店，后者是电台的DJ，彼此之间感情十分要好。霍多（Luka Petrusic 饰）是一个自幼便失去了声音的哑巴男孩，他的姐姐是夜总会的当红舞女司默奇（拉比纳·米特威斯卡 Labina Mitevska 饰）。霍多有一个小小的隐秘的嗜好，那就是偷偷的录下周遭人的对话。霍多一直默默的爱恋着海伦，因此常常偷录海伦和鲍勃这间的对话。某日，一个叫马丁（亚历桑德罗·尼沃拉 Alessandro Nivola 饰）的男人出现在了海伦的身边，向海伦倾诉了他那不可告人的过去。随着时间的推移，海伦和马丁之间的距离变得越来越近。
一个来自意大利农村的年轻女子在搬到罗马成为明星后，经历了生意的黑暗一面。
McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.
Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.
The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.
Amma, a young, black lesbian, spends the day in an Afro-Caribbean hair salon full of fun, sheen spray, gossip and laughter - but how will she deal with the casual homophobia?