Fifteen year-old Taylor Collins is a golf legacy. The son of a PGA veteran, the younger brother of a PGA rookie, he has all the talent in the world-but wants nothing to do with golf or the pressure of being the next in line. After Taylor purposely blows his tryout for the school team, his disappointed father takes a drive that ends in a texting-while-driving accident and lands him in a a. Taylor blames himself and, with the guidance of his brother and the prayer support from his mother Jenny and newfound crush Bailey, makes it his mission to get back on the team and bee the first freshman in state history to lead his team to a state championship. Faith, hope, and love bring Taylor and his family closer than ever and he learns that the greatest way to honor his father and his God is to embrace the gifts and talents he was given.

十七岁的亚伦·史蒂文是一名高中生，当他像平常一样在树林里走路时，却将自己卷入了一件五百万美元的银行抢劫事件。 亚伦藏匿在独木舟下，偷听到强盗的谋杀事件的部分计画，在混乱中他将金钱偷走，并且逃到他认为最安全的地方躲藏─他的高中学校里，劫匪在锁定的学校搜寻他的踪影并且立誓要消灭证据。 亚伦发现自己被锁在学校里，他努力又绝望地让自己和他的老师生存下来，因为这个精神异常的抢匪准备杀了他们……

　　故事发生在位于美国新英格兰的一个恬静小镇之中，卡罗琳（梅丽尔·斯特里普 Meryl Streep 饰）和本（连姆·尼森 Liam Neeson 饰）是居住在那里的一对夫妻，两人共同抚养着儿子雅各布（爱德华·福隆 Edward Furlong 饰），生活平静而又美满。卡罗琳是一名医生，因此在小镇上享有着很高的名望，深得邻居们的信赖和喜爱。然而某一天，噩梦突然降临到了这家人头上，雅各布被指控谋杀了他的女友，并且就此失去了音讯。居民们对于卡罗琳一家人的尊敬也很快转变为了质疑和敌视。尽管诸多的证据都指向了雅各布就是真正的凶手，但卡罗琳和本依然坚信，雅各布不可能犯下杀人的罪行。