艾利（莉莉·汤普琳 Lily Tomlin 饰）曾经亦是诗坛之中有头有脸的人物，无奈时代变化如此之快，如今，她早已经成为了一名无人问津的过气诗人。偏偏祸不单行，不久之前，艾利刚刚和交往了四个月的女友分手，事业屡遭挫折，感情又如此不顺，此刻的艾利只想一个人安安静静的躲起来，谁都不想搭理。 　　可是，天不遂人愿，艾利那十八岁不省事的孙女赛奇（朱莉亚·加德纳 Julia Garner 饰）来访，向外婆借钱堕胎，然而囊中羞涩的艾利连自己都顾不过来，哪还能拿的出余钱来救济这个闯了祸的姑娘？无奈之下，她只得开车载着赛奇，一一拜访从前的好友和女友们，向他们借钱。Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.