IttellsthestoryofSarah,achildren’sbookauthorwhoreturnstoherhometownwhereshereconnectswithherfamilyandherteenagecrush.Shesoondiscoversthatafamilylegendmightactuallybetrue.

　　A true indie film through and through, Elephants takes an authentic look at a modern relationship in a "slice of life" style, peeling away intimate layers to ask the question: how do you know when someone's right for you or rather, when it's time to move on? After a three year stint in prison, the charming but hot-headed Lee Riley returns to Los Angeles to win back the girlfriend he left behind, alluring and headstrong Kate Caldwell. Despite having moved on and grown into an independent woman, Kate agrees to let him stay while he looks for an apartment and soon enough, the pair falls back into their old patterns, losing themselves in an ardent relationship once more. Yet, as the free-spirited nature of their romance starts to tear down the life Kate has built, she finds herself losing her new identity but unable to let Lee go. Likewise, Lee starts to wonder if the buoyant memories from their past are preventing him from growing up and becoming something more.

　　Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.

　　摄影师Pia（西蒙娜·阿什利 Simone Ashley 饰）在打造着自己的人生，但被妈妈催婚，为了在去妹妹的婚礼时有个伴儿，Pia答应了妹妹的主意：与三个男人相亲，选择合适的，但状况频出，好像都不太靠谱。而在过程中，Pia遇到了一个不速之客：她余情未了的前男友Charlie（赫洛·费因斯-提芬 Hero Fiennes Tiffin 饰）。

　　少女克莱尔（艾玛·罗伯茨 Emma Roberts饰）和海莉（乔安娜·利维斯克Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque饰）是一对靓丽活泼的好友。海莉的母亲是海洋生物学家，她开学之后就要随同家人离开美国前往澳洲。两个好姊妹的即将天各一方，她们趁着这个暑假来到海滩上尽情游玩，心里盼望着一起的日子可以长些，再长些。在这里，她们碰到了一件怪事：一条传说中的美人鱼阿夸玛（萨拉·帕克斯顿 Sara Paxton 饰）闯进了她们的生活。
　　原来，阿夸玛顺着洋流来到这里，是为了在三天内找到人间真爱。否则，她将被迫嫁给一个不爱的人。而潜水救生员雷蒙德（杰克·麦克道曼 Jake McDorman 饰），正是她心中的白马王子。阿夸玛请教克莱尔和海莉，如何才能赢得王子的心。然而，情窦初开的两个姊妹，心中也对雷蒙德这个帅哥心旷神怡，加上风骚的情敌赛西莉亚（阿莉尔·凯贝尔 Arielle Kebbel 饰）的干扰，这个夏天的海滩就要好戏连连了。

　　塔西（赞达亚 饰）曾是网球奇才，后来转为教练，在场上和场下都有股不容忽视的强大力量。她的丈夫阿特（迈克·费斯特 饰）曾经拿下冠军但后来屡次连败，正当她计划为他挽救劣势时，发生了出乎意料的转折；她的丈夫对上了过气的帕特里克（乔什·奥康纳 饰），他曾是塔西的前男友， 同时也是她丈夫过往的死党。随着他们的过去与现在互相冲击，紧张局势随之升高，塔西必须自问，为了获胜需要付出何种代价。