12岁的乔什(汤姆·汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰)似乎对自己的年龄有些意见:个子太矮而无法坐绕环滑车,年纪太小追不到心仪女孩……于是他向游乐场里的一个古旧许愿机投了25美分,许愿变成一个大人。不料第二天起床,乔什竟发现自己一夜之间长大了近20岁,现在他是一个不折不扣的大人了,连母亲都认为他是绑架儿子的陌生人而将他赶了出去。乔什只好自谋生计,在一家玩具公司找到了职位。在一次偶然的机会,乔什孩子般的天真与热情给玩具公司老板留下了深刻印象,他的点子也使他在工作中频获嘉奖,很快住进了宽敞的公寓,并与年轻同事苏珊(伊丽莎白·帕金斯 Elizabeth Perkins 饰)展开了浪漫恋情。然而随着工作、生活、爱情这些成人世界的压力开始向乔什逼近,乔什那颗刚满13岁的心渐渐感到困倦失落,他开始回想,这是否就是自己想要的成长…… 本片曾获提名奥斯卡最佳男主角及最佳原创剧本。
At Christine's funeral, her foster son suddenly shows up, a grown-up man with whom the family has been out of contact for quite some time. He brought a letter, stating that Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the bewilderment of her biological children, and even more so to that of her husband. In addition to that, all the relatives are surprised that the foster son of Christine apparently maintained a correspondence with Christine. Nevertheless, Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentelen, and wish to do so traditionally, meaning walking behind the hearse. During a walk of several days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster father, alleged friends and real ones, the foster son, lovers) have enough time to get to know each other better. Because in the end they have no other conclusion than that nobody really knew anyone. Old intrigues are dug up, the foster sisters finally learn why the foster brother just disappeared from the family, and they can begin to develop a real image of the mother. Once Christine's final resting place is reached and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are shaken around.