耄耋之年的撒切尔夫人（梅丽尔•斯特里普 Meryl Streep 饰）罹患老年痴呆症，时常在幻觉和回忆中切换。她感觉深爱的丈夫一直在身边陪伴，其实后者早已亡故。她作为杂货店的女儿，因为出身贫寒，时常饱受世人的白眼。然而，在聆听了保守党的演讲后，她坚定了自己的政治信仰，并以优异成绩考入牛津大学，虽然在一次议员选举中落败，但是她却收获了真挚的爱情与他相伴，坚定了自己从政的人生道路。从此，她逐渐走到了保守党魁的位置。终于，保守党在选举中大胜，而她也成为了英国历史上第一位女首相，组建了自己的内阁政府。面对纷繁复杂的国际国内局势，她力主的自由市场政策也饱受非议，但是她用过人的智慧和超强的忍耐力，战胜了左辅右弼众叛亲离的局面，凭一己之力拯救了英国经济，捍卫了领土主权，被世人称作铁娘子……

A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in Bombay and as the Japanese Army invades China.

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife to the edge of despair. It turns them into outlaws and fugitives, hunted by a vicious South American regime; yet it could also bring them together in a way they have never been before.