本片是《创：战纪》两位编剧布莱恩·克鲁格曼和李·斯特恩斯奥的导演处女作。 　　罗里（布莱德利·库珀 Bradley Cooper 饰）虽然一直在努力写作，却从未得到出版社的青睐，时不时还要靠父亲的接济度日。和新婚妻子多拉（佐伊·索尔达娜 Zoe Saldana 饰）去巴黎度 蜜月时在二手店买了一个书稿包。罗里偶然发现了里面的一份旧小说手稿，内容深深吸引了他。最后他把小说占为己有并出版，终于让他一举成名，成为文学界的新锐。而一个神秘的老人（杰瑞米·艾恩斯 Jeremy Irons 饰）突然出现，告诉罗里自己才是小说的作者，并给他讲述了一个小说中发生在巴黎的真实爱情故事。 　　面对这一切，罗里有了无法逃遁的负罪感。他会把成功当做理所当然，还是一场道德考验？Layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.