When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

专栏作家凯莉（萨拉·杰西卡·帕克 Sarah Jessica Parker 饰）、公关经理萨曼莎（金·卡特拉尔 Kim Cattrall 饰）、律师米兰达（辛西娅·尼克松 Cynthia Nixon 饰）还有理想主义者夏洛特（克里斯汀·戴维斯 Kristin Davis 饰）是生活在纽约曼哈顿中的四位时尚女性。她们之间有着坚固的友谊，却有着各自的个性。不同的性格带领她们走向不尽相同的生活方式，她们自知自己已不再年轻，周旋在各式男人身边寻找情欲。她们不过是想在那个忙碌且充满欲望诱惑的城市里，努力寻找自己的真爱。现实让她们一次次落空，借着友谊的力量继续向着自己的理想往前走。