埃琳?布罗克维奇（朱莉娅?罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰）是倒霉鬼中的典型。她结过两次婚，但每次婚姻都没有给她带来幸福，反而令她成了一个拖着三个孩子的单身母亲。倒霉的她在遭到一场交通事故后，连志在必得的赔偿官司到最后都输掉了。
为她辩护的律师埃德（阿尔伯特?芬尼 Albert Finney 饰）半是同情埃琳半是因为帮她打输了官司心感内疚，收留了埃琳在他的律师楼里打杂。埃琳的生活算是有了...
Peter convinces Fran not to stay away from her school reunion just to avoid her obnoxious braggart rival Jill, who married surgeon Frank. her plan is to take along even more desirable Elliot, who agre...