为了过上更好的生活，漂亮的单身母亲芙兰（帕姿•薇阁 饰）带着她12岁的女儿，从墨西哥搬家到美国这个自由国度。经朋友介绍，芙兰受雇到一个上等家庭做女管家。而语言的不同，沟通的障碍，文化的差异，成为芙兰新生活道路上最大的绊脚石。主人约翰（亚当•桑德勒饰）和黛博拉（蒂亚•李欧妮 饰）夫妇虽然都很善良，但他们与芙兰在生活方式以及对待孩子的态度上的分歧，也着实令芙兰伤透了脑筋。要完全融入美国上流社会，芙兰还需经历一些坎坷。 　　脉脉温情笼罩下的文化冲突，悄然上演……John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. When they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous!