The film, directed by John McPhail (Anna and the Apocalypse), tells the story of Dinah Little, a no- nonsense, curmudgeonly farmer, and Charlie, the unloved niece who Dinah begrudgingly takes in after discovering her in an orphanage. Dinah's farm is in the self-proclaimed "Pumpkin Capital of the World" where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes, cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest with an enormous cash prize. Charlie, who has a special bond with plants, decides to enter the competition where she and the other pumpkin growers face sabotage and a genetically engineered rival. As she nurtures her pumpkin ‘Peter’ and watches him grow, so does a bond between Dinah and Charlie.

　　1991年法国杜维尔电影节观众奖
　　1991年圣丹斯电影节荧幕特别奖
　　1991年圣保罗国际电影节观众奖
　　高中辍学生玛利亚告诉家人自己怀孕后，父亲倒毙地上，母亲把她踢出家门，男朋友弃她而去。于是她孤零零一个人无家可归。此时她遇上马修。他是个修理电子器械很有天分的高中毕业生，但他有个原则：质量至上，这使得他每份工作都做不长久。当玛利亚接受了马修的帮助，他们便展开一段令彼此发生转变的关系……
　　When high school dropout Maria Coughlin announces her pregnancy to her parents, her father drops dead on the floor. Her mother kicks her out of the house and her boyfriend dumps her, so Maria is left alone and homeless. This is when she meets Matthew Slaughter. Matthew is an educated high school graduate with a great talent for fixing electronic devices, but he can't hang on to a job because of his principled attitude towards quality. When Maria accepts Matthew's offer to help her, they begin to form a relationship with each other in which both of them begin to change.

　　鲑鱼专家琼斯博士（伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）供职于英国渔业部门，中年危机让他倍感生活的无趣与疲惫。有一天，琼斯博士突然接到一个看似天方夜谭的任务。一位富有的也门酋长通过其年轻的秘书哈莉特（艾米莉·布朗特 Emily Blunt 饰）联系到琼斯博士，希望借助琼斯博士的智慧帮助他实现在也门钓鲑鱼的梦想。同时，英国政府在这个计划中发现了巨大的政治意义，于是英国首相新闻发言人（克里斯汀·斯科特·托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas 饰）也兴致勃勃加入了进来。随着工作的进行，琼斯博士与哈莉特之间发生了微妙的变化。但面对已伴随一生的妻子，面对战争归来的男友，琼斯博士和哈莉特的选择将会何去何从？这个横跨两国的神奇计划又将在英国政府的加入后发生什么变化？酋长在也门钓鲑鱼的梦想究竟能否成功？
　　这是一个关于爱、信仰与选择的故事。本片根据英国作家保罗·托迪（Paul Torday）2007年同名小说改编。