自古婆媳关系大多棘手,查丽(詹妮弗·洛佩兹 Jennifer Lopez饰)也遇上了同样的问题。当她就要和男友凯文(迈克尔·瓦尔坦 Michael Vartan饰)百年好合时,却遇到了一个严峻的问题:凯文的妈妈菲尔茨太太(简·方达 Jane Fonda饰)对这个未来儿媳另有意见。菲尔茨太太曾经拥有体面的事业,然而如今她把全部的爱和心思都摆在儿子身上,不能接受查丽的“入侵”。 菲尔茨太太联同助手一起,千方百计地要把查丽这个不速之客赶走,查丽好不容易才觅得如意郎君,当然不能束手就擒,招数一来一往,两方都在暗处开始较量。After years of looking for Mr. Right, Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini finally finds the man of her dreams, Kevin Fields, only to discover that his mother, Viola, is the woman of her nightmares. A recently fired news anchor who is afraid she will lose her son the way she has just lost her career, Viola determines to scare off her son's new fiancé by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law. While Viola's long-time assistant Ruby does her best to help Viola execute her crazy schemes, Charlie decides to fight back and the gloves come off as the two women battle it out to see just who is the alpha-female.