51岁的霍丹(丹尼斯•奎德 饰)是一本美国权威杂志的广告部总监,事业得意的他家庭也十分美满。两名女儿非常出色以外,妻子最近又怀孕了。 可是,霍丹的生活,因为事业上的突然转变,有了翻天覆地的改变。他的公司被大财团收购了,而他的职位将有一名叫卡达(托弗•戈瑞斯 饰)所替代, 而这位新人只有26岁,没有一点广告经验,这使霍丹气愤不已。 为了家庭,霍丹不能就此辞职。与霍丹相反的是,卡达早已与妻子离婚,了无牵挂。两个男人也开始了办公室里的明争暗斗,令人意想不到的是,因为霍丹女儿爱丽斯(斯嘉丽•约翰逊 饰),使两位男士改变了自己的态度……Dan is a 51 year old executive who learns that his company is being restructured and he is being demoted. Carter, who is 26, replaces him. Dan who has two teenage daughters with another on the way, decides to suck it up and work for Carter. Dan and Carter's working relationship is tested when Carter begins a relationship with Alex, who is Dan's daughter.