纽约布鲁克林黑人社区生活着各个族群的人：黑人、意大利移民、韩国人.....意大利移民Sal（丹尼·爱罗 Danny Aiello 饰）和他的两个儿子在这里经营一家比萨店很久了，Mookie（斯派克·李 Spike Lee 饰）在店里负责送外卖，经常和Sal的儿子闹矛盾。 Radio Raheem（Bill Nunn 饰）是一个喜欢提着一个收音机大声放着音乐到处走的年轻人。炎热的一天，黑人小伙Buggin' Out（吉安卡罗·埃斯波西托 Giancarlo Esposito 饰）发现比萨店墙上挂着的名人照片里没有一个黑人，十分不满；而Radio来到比萨店，却被Sal要求关掉收音机。心怀不满的Buggin' Out和Radio决定找Sal讨个说法，三人在争执中，Sal把Radio的收音机砸烂了。Radio大怒，便和Sal打了起来。警察赶来了，围观的人也越来越多，一场种族间的暴乱即将到来...... 本片被提名62届奥斯卡最佳男配角、最佳改编剧本，本片的成功使黑人导演斯派克李在好莱坞大放异彩。一位美食和美酒评论家，在不小心参观了一家她过去经营的酒厂时撞到了她的头并失去了记忆，该酒厂由单身父亲迈克尔拥有和经营。For twenty years, ex-con Charlie Sundstrom (Bailey Chase) has dreamed of seeing his son, but a confrontation in prison prior to Charlie's release has put his son's life in extreme danger. While in a maximum secured prison high above the Adirondack Mountains his son has gone missing, Charlie enlists the help of a decorated Corrections Officer (Dylan Baker) to help in the search, however the Correction officer has a deep and haunting past of his own, and soon their desperate intentions will clash and time will be the ultimate hour glass.
