Every hot production company in Los Angeles is in a race to make the next big Mayan movie: hurry quick, sell out your company, and do whatever it takes.
Five highly qualified applicants interview for a coveted job with the Carcharias Corporation, a powerful conglomerate whose business practices are shrouded in mystery. On the night before the last round of interviews, they are all kidnapped and drugged. The next day, they wake up trapped together in a locked room without any hope of escape. Soon the true nature of their situation is revealed when they receive a phone call from the mysterious CEO of Carcharias, known only as The Employer. He informs them that they are about to experience the final interview, but it's not at all what they were expecting.
Four best friends get together for one last weekend before college graduation to finally confront the secrets that hold the key to the rest of their lives.
Alexander is a 26 year old scrap hauler who is facing eviction. In a last ditch effort to save his house from the bank, he turns it into a brothel - even though he has never had sex before.
1987. James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) acaba de se formar na faculdade e sonhava em passar as férias de verão na Europa. Entretanto, a difícil situação financeira de seus pais impede que realize o sonho e, além disto, tenha que conseguir o quanto antes um emprego de verão. James consegue uma vaga no Adventureland, um parque de diversões onde atende o público junto aos brinquedos. De início ele não gosta do local, mas tudo muda quando começa a se interessar por Em Lewin (Kristen Stewart), uma colega de trabalho.