Daniel Maurio

With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.

小惑星の衝突により、滅亡が間近に迫った地球。そこに暮らす中年の保険セールスマンのドッジは、長年連れ添った妻に出て行かれてしまい、滅亡まで残り少ない日々をただ無気力に過ごしていた。だがそんなある日、今まで顔も合わせなかった隣人女性ペニーが泣いているのを目撃し、ドッジは彼女に初めて声をかける。