自古婆媳关系大多棘手，查丽（詹妮弗·洛佩兹 Jennifer Lopez饰）也遇上了同样的问题。当她就要和男友凯文（迈克尔·瓦尔坦 Michael Vartan饰）百年好合时，却遇到了一个严峻的问题：凯文的妈妈菲尔茨太太（简·方达 Jane Fonda饰）对这个未来儿媳另有意见。菲尔茨太太曾经拥有体面的事业，然而如今她把全部的爱和心思都摆在儿子身上，不能接受查丽的“入侵”。
菲尔茨太太联同助手一起，千方百计地要把查丽这个不速之客赶走，查丽好不容易才觅得如意郎君，当然不能束手就擒，招数一来一往，两方都在暗处开始较量。
Diogo (17) likes to make anonymous phone calls to his psychoanalyst mother’s patients. That’s how he meets Angela (43), who had just been left by her husband. Although she is first irritated by learning about Diogo and his secret, Angela feels attracted and he brings a new sense to her life. Feeling a true bond between each other, Angela and Diogo fall in love. Yet, they have to face disagreement of his parents and fight for their relationship.
