克莱默夫妇像普通的美国夫妇一样，克莱默先生（达斯汀•霍夫曼DustinHoffman饰）在外工作挣钱，克莱默夫人（梅丽尔•斯特里普MerylStreep饰）则在家照料照料6岁的儿子比利（贾斯汀•亨利JustinHenry饰）。由于克莱默先生忙于工作忽略了家庭，克莱默夫人某天愤然出走，留下了父子两。克莱默先生现在一方面要忙于工作，一方面又要照顾比利，生活一时陷入麻烦中。克莱默先生不善家务，在照料比利...

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect....