A son aspires to follow in his famous MMA father's footsteps, but along his journey must figure out how to break the abusive cycle, if possible, that his father has continued.
畢業于哈佛法學院的布蘭恩（邁克爾·B·喬丹 Michael B. Jordan 飾）正在經營一個非營利性的組織，該組織致力于為被判死刑的囚犯提供法律援助。在伊娃（布麗·拉爾森 Brie Larson 飾）的幫助下，布蘭恩的美好愿景落地生根，他擁有了屬于自己的辦公室，也收獲了第一個委托人。 沃爾特（杰米·?？怂?Jamie Foxx 飾）曾經被判處死刑鋃鐺入獄，盡管他有著非常充分的不在場證明。一晃眼6年過去，當布蘭恩見到沃爾特時，發現他的精神早已經被漫長的牢獄生活折磨的破碎不堪。布蘭恩決定幫助沃爾特上訴，但他的熱血舉動在新上任的檢察官那里遇冷。在失去了支持的情況下，布蘭恩還是堅持為沃爾特翻案。
Zoey Miller, a super smart senior in high school and uninterested in romantic love, has her life turned upside down when Zack, the most popular boy in school, gets amnesia and mistakes Zoey for his girlfriend.