Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

表面上看来，米娅（科洛·塞维尼 Chloë Sevigny 饰）是一名普通女子，但实际上，她是受雇与黑社会老大艾迪（彼得·怀特 Peter Wight 饰）的冷酷杀手。除此之外，米娅还有一个只有她自己知道的秘密，别看她现在样貌完美身段妖娆，可在很久之前，她其实是一个不折不扣的男人。 一个名叫瑞恩（乔顿·本尼 Jorden Bennie 饰）的11岁男孩走进了米娅的生活，彻底改变了她的人生轨迹。原来，瑞恩是米娅的儿子，他的母亲，也就是米娅的前女友温蒂（Ethan Griffin 饰）如今身患绝症。就这样，米娅一边要照顾生命垂危的温蒂和年幼的瑞恩，一边要扮演好她“女杀手”的身份，穿越在两个截然不同的世界里，米娅能够应付自如吗？

2003 film directed by Lars von Trier

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

2000 television film directed by Anne Heche

1999 film by Kimberly Peirce