爱德华（约翰尼•戴普 饰）是一个机器人，他拥有人的心智，却有一双剪刀手，孤独地生活在古堡里，闯入古堡的化妆品推销员佩格把他带回家，让他走进了人类的世界。单纯的爱德华爱上了佩格的女儿金（薇诺娜•瑞德 饰），金也慢慢的被爱德华的善良所吸引。 　　但是，一连串的意外事情让周围的人邻居对爱德华的态度从喜欢变成无法接受，爱德华痛苦地发现，他总是好心办坏事，连自己的爱人都不能拥抱，或许，他注定就不属于这个世界。In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor's greatest creation - Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward's hands; instead, he is left with metal scissors for hands. Since then, he has lived alone, until a kind lady called Peg discovers him and welcomes him into her home. At first, everyone welcomes him into the community, but soon things begin to take a change for the worse.