年轻有钱又置身于意大利的艳阳下,这是汤姆·瑞普利(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰)所渴望的生活,却是迪基·格林利(裘德·洛 Jude Law 饰)早已拥有的东西。 瑞普利是个出身平凡,生活也毫无值得炫耀的年轻人,他受到一个富商之托,到意大利去游说他号荡不羁的儿子迪 基,重回他的家乡美国。但是当瑞普利一到那里,就深深地被迪基的生活形态所迷惑:美丽的别墅、高级浮华的度假饭店、一掷千金的奢靡生活...
Two 25-year-old men who meet by chance, fall madly in love, and are then separated due to an unexpected event. For the next thirty years they pursue the hope of finding each other again....