曾经风光无限的编剧辛得尼新作惨败，夺取自己学生克里福特的作品届而翻身，不惜在妻子面前杀害了自己的学生。然而事情却有峰回路转……克里福特没死？然而，事情的发展却又不是这么简单，圈套连着圈套……

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.