嗜酒如命的中年大叔巴德(凯文·科斯特纳 Kevin Costner 饰)刚刚因为醉酒被解雇了,每天玩乐度日的他对家事国事天下事事事无兴趣,却有一个精明早熟、极有主见的12岁女儿莫莉(玛德琳·卡罗尔 Madeline Carroll 饰)。眼看美国大选在即,按照巴德的前半生经历来看这事跟他八竿子打不着,因为他根本不懂选民资格也从未注册过。然而今年,莫莉却已经悄悄帮他办妥了一切申请,只需他手指一动。然而更出乎预料的是,由于投票机器的故障,巴德的投票竟变成了决定美国总统选举结果的关键一票。一时间各类媒体和候选人团队蜂拥而至,巴德父女俩至此被推到风口浪尖,从未涉足政界的小市民巴德将如何面对和判断这突如其来的局面,又将以怎样的方式投出自己的关键一票呢?November, 2004, New Mexico. Bud is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his engaging fifth-grade daughter Molly. On election day, Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place. When he doesn't show, she sneaks a ballot and is about to vote when the power goes off. It turns out that New Mexico's electoral votes will decide the contest, and there it's tied with one vote needing recasting - Bud's. The world's media and both presidential candidates, including the current President, descend on Bud in anticipation of his re-vote in two weeks. Can the clueless Bud, even with the help of Molly and a local TV reporter, handle this responsibility?
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