When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now under the control of his abusive mother (Alfre Woodard) Langston must take his future into his own hands. He sets out to find the one doctor he believes can cure him, a celebrity magazine columnist who touts questionable prescription drug cocktails. If Langston can become "mentally excellent", it will mean moving into an apartment of his own with his girlfriend, who may herself be a creation of his wishful thinking. Landing in the unscrupulous world of pharmaceutical marketing, the search for his mysterious doctor and hero leads to some unwanted discoveries. Langston strives for independence from his prior life; from his mother, from his neighborhood and from his fractured mind - while all around him people are not who they seem.
For years, conspiracy theories have surrounded the Montauk area - from government projects to something deeper and more supernatural. Now, using files unearthed from the archives of the Suffolk County Police department, bear witness to the latest - and most shocking - incident in the history of the area.
전도 유망한 정치인 데이비드(맷 데이먼)는 신비한 매력의 무용수 앨리스(에밀리 블런트)와 우연히 만나 사랑에 빠지게 된다. 하지만 둘의 사랑이 깊어질수록 그의 정치 생명은 위태로워지고, 알 수 없는 힘이 둘을 갈라놓으려 한다는 사실을 직감한다. 결국 그녀와의 만남은 물론, 그의 정치 생활, 그를 돕는 친구들까지도 모두 일명 ‘조정국’의 ‘미래 설계도’에 의한 것이라는 사실을 알게 된 데이비드. 이제, 그들로부터 벗어날 수 있는 방법은 단 하나! 바로 자신의 미래를 바꾸어 버리는 것이다.
