After accidentally shipping a crate of nuclear fusion triggers to Malawi, soldiers Floyd and Stu go AWOL. Back in his old home town, Floyd is mistaken as a war hero and swept up in the local mayoral election. A comically absurd chain of events forces Floyd to decide whether to keep running or face his past and go home …

该片根据朱迪·布鲁姆撰写的同名小说改编，该书于1970年首次出版，讲述六年级小学生玛格丽特·西蒙(弗特森饰)对青春期有关的一切充满疑问，她在满世界寻找答案。她的母亲(麦克亚当斯饰)和外婆(贝茨饰)试图在这个一切都在发生变化的时期引导她。母亲和外婆也发现，人不会停止怀疑自己走的路是否正确，也不会停止思考生命中什么才是有意义的。萨弗…