The film takes place in Toulouse and tells the story of Jean, a 55 year-old policeman who discovers his son, Maxime, and his son's boyfriend hanged in a hotel room. The autopsy shows that he died ...
年轻有钱又置身于意大利的艳阳下，这是汤姆·瑞普利（马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰）所渴望的生活，却是迪基·格林利（裘德·洛 Jude Law 饰）早已拥有的东西。
瑞普利是个出身平凡，生活也毫无值得炫耀的年轻人，他受到一个富商之托，到意大利去游说他号荡不羁的儿子迪 基，重回他的家乡美国。但是当瑞普利一到那里，就深深地被迪基的生活形态所迷惑：美丽的别墅、高级浮华的度假饭店、一掷千金的奢靡...