山謬（托馬斯桑斯特）和貝克特的父親原是莎翁戲劇的演員，卻因嗜賭成癮，讓生活幾乎無以為繼。當貝克特到處招搖撞騙，希望用騙來的錢盡快替父親償還賭債時，終於惹禍上身。不過，這時正是考驗一家人如何重新團結一致凝聚親情，共同尋求避災解禍的關鍵時刻。到底他們是否可以躲過仇家的追殺？Brothers Samuel and Beckett Emerson are barely scraping by. Their father, Warren, continues to gamble and drink away any money they bring home. With all the havoc that is constantly going on in their lives, the family members each find solace in his own way, through Shakespeare, comic books and impossible love affairs. Beckett seizes the opportunity to make some easy money by counterfeiting in hopes of repaying his father's debts. When Beckett's plan goes awry, the family must decide to change their ways or pay the ultimate price