Straight-laced, type-A personality Joy Miles has to take an unscheduled road trip to drive her forgetful, yet opinionated, mother-in-law, Loraine, from Louisville, Kentucky to Savannah, Georgia. Although initially impatient and frustrated, Joy begins to realize her true affection for Loraine as she takes a front-seat-view of how this strong-willed yet free-spirited woman manages the emotional transition of learning to live life after losing her spouse. Despite their many differences, and with light-hearted adventures at every turn, they discover how much they respect and even need each other.

教练约翰·哈里森(Alex Kendrick饰)的生活一夜之间发生了变化，他的高中篮球队和州冠军梦想在意外消息的重压下破灭了。在勉强同意担任越野教练后，约翰和他的妻子艾米(Shari Rigby饰)遇到了一位有抱负的运动员，她在通往发现的旅程中突破了自己的极限。在一位新朋友的话语和祈祷的鼓舞下，约翰成为最不可能的教练，帮助最不可能的跑步者在一年中最大的比赛中尝试不可能的事情。

讲述1973年，少女贝丝离开南方乡村老家，前往纽约大学读书，她亲爱的叔叔弗兰克是位受人尊敬的文学教授，贝丝很快发现弗兰克是同性恋，和长期伴侣沃利住在一起，而这个秘密他隐瞒了多年。在弗兰克父亲贝丝的祖父突然去世后，弗兰克不得不回家参加葬礼，并最终面对一个埋藏已久、他的整个成年生活都在逃避的创伤。