Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

无边的戈壁滩上，欠下高利贷的二勇（王学兵 饰）意外与来历不明的孩子尕娃（朱耕佑 饰）踏上了一段凶险的追妻之旅，笔直又狭长的公路上，二勇和尕娃与忧郁暴躁的女卡车司机小眉（马伊琍 饰）相遇，三个性格迥异的人因故临时结伴而行，在穿越戈壁的三天两夜里，三个孤独的人度过了一段恍若家人的时光。随着旅途的继续，他们邂逅的人和遭遇的事，使得每个人命运发生了重大改变，人的命，路的头，在苍茫天地之下都变得微不足道……

William Blake, an accountant turned fugitive, is on the run. During his travels, he meets a Native American man called Nobody, who guides him on a journey to the spiritual world.

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.