一个美国女大学生桑德拉(斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰),为了替学校报纸寻找独家新闻,来到英国伦敦采访一个电影导演。在调查和采访的过程中,她参加了魔术师希德(伍迪·艾伦 Woody Allen 饰)一次魔术戏法表演,在密闭的箱中她遇见了一个离世 的资深记者鬼魂。记者生前是一个为了拿到独家新闻无所不尽其用的人。他在去往阴间的船上从一个被害的前任秘书口中得知“塔罗牌杀手”竟然是英俊多金的贵族彼得(休·杰克曼 Hugh Jackman 饰)。他不想让这有爆炸性的新闻埋葬,于是找上桑德拉希望她帮他完成心愿。 面对这个千载难逢的机会,桑德拉决定深入虎穴,拉上魔术师希德假扮父女混进上流社会,接近彼得。事情顺利得令人惊讶,桑德拉与彼得成了甜蜜的一对。然而塔罗牌杀手又继续行动……In the funeral of the famous British journalist Joe Strombel, his colleagues and friends recall how obstinate he was while seeking for a scoop. Meanwhile the deceased Joe discloses the identity of the tarot card serial killer of London. He cheats the Reaper and appears to the American student of journalism Sondra Pransky, who is on the stage in the middle of a magic show of the magician Sidney Waterman in London, and tells her that the murderer is the aristocrat Peter Lyman. Sondra drags Sid in her investigation, seeking for evidences that Peter is the killer. However, she falls in love with him and questions if Joe Strombel is right in his scoop.