改编自普立兹得奖作家Ann Tyler的小说,由奥斯卡影后苏珊莎兰登饰演一位对家庭主妇生活感到乏味的牧师太太夏绿蒂;第一次抢银行的杰克(史蒂芬杜夫)在阴错阳差的情况下绑架夏绿蒂为人质,展开一场亡命天涯的旅程。 此事正好让夏绿蒂得以藉机脱离平淡的生活,于是她顺势帮杰克偷了一辆车,两人结伴往南方行进;然而这生活环境天差地别的两人却日久生情,展开一段忘年的姐弟恋,但在他们接了杰克怀孕的女友上车后,情况便急转直下,夏绿蒂发现自己的生活自与杰克认识后便就此踏上了不归路,当大批警察赶上他们一行人时,她到底该如何脱身呢?A bored wife, who is planning to run away from her minister husband, is taken hostage in a bank robbery. However, she sees the thrill in being involved in the chase and becomes an accomplice to helping the younger robber escape his pursuers. As things progress, she learns he pulled the robbery to get enough money to help his pregnant girlfriend leave a home for unwed mothers. The two have a brief flirtation, but it is clear the housewife just needs something to enliven her life.
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