肩部受伤令吉姆(丹尼斯·奎德 Dennis Quaid 饰)不得不放弃了自己在棒球事业上的大好前途成为了一名教师。幸福的婚姻生活和平静的教师生涯都没能熄灭吉姆内心里对于棒球的热情和喜爱,可是在现实之中,他只能无奈妥协。学校组建了一只棒球队,吉姆是教练这一职位首当其冲的人选,在和队员的接触与训练之中,吉姆渐渐发现,心中有些热烈的情感正在渐渐复苏。 为了鼓励队员们训练,吉姆和他们打了一个赌,如果球队能够获得全国赛的资格,他就会重回大联盟。没想到,队员们实现了他们的承诺,现在轮到吉姆了。在吉姆面前的,不仅仅是来自家庭的反对和压力,还有自己30岁的“高龄”,重重阻力面前,吉姆能够实现自己的梦想吗?
Inspired by such notable erotic thrillers of the ’80s and ’90s as Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Single White Female, Compulsion centers around the dynamically twisted relationship between two women, as both become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta. Kirk’s character, Diana, is described as a flamboyant and ruthless thief; Sieklucka’s Evie, as a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past and a dark secret.
When the young Filipino au pair Ruby disappears from one of Denmark's most affluent neighborhoods north of Copenhagen, the neighbor, Cecilie, becomes convinced that something has happened to her. Cecilie's au pair, Angel, begins to investigate the rumors circulating, while suspicions of a crime grow. However, the case of the missing foreigner is a low priority for the police, and the newly minted investigator Aicha needs all the assistance she can get. Cecilie and Angel are ready to help, and gradually the power structures and privileges within the beautiful homes start to expose. Yet, Cecilie's commitment to uncovering the truth is put to the test when Ruby's disappearance reveals connections reaching into Cecilie's own family. She is forced to confront her blind spots and view her family and the environment in which she is raising her children in a whole new light.