祖宗十九代

CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN is a cynical and clever coming of age film about first time novelist Fenton Dillane, who, unannounced returns to New York City to confront his family, his ex- girlfriend and a few lingering childhood fears.

　　一件无价之宝被盗后，玛格丽特女王和史黛西公主向长得酷似女王的皇室表亲菲奥娜求援。这名作风大胆的女郎将和一位神秘潇洒的老相识搭档以寻回失物，没想到两人在甜蜜浪漫的圣诞氛围中重新擦出火花，并引发了一次出人意料的对换。

　　During a cross-country lecture tour, notoriously acerbic radio personality Sheridan Whiteside slips on the icy steps of the house of the Stanleys, a prominent Ohio family, and is forced to recuperate in their home during the Christmas holidays. The overbearing, self-centered celebrity soon comes to dominate the lives of the residents and everyone else who enters the household. He encourages young adults Richard and June Stanley to pursue their dreams, much to the dismay of their conventional father Ernest.
　　Meanwhile, Whiteside's spinster assistant Maggie Cutler finds herself attracted to local newspaperman Bert Jefferson. When she reads Bert's play, she is so impressed she asks Whiteside to show it to his contacts, and then announces she will quit his employment and marry Bert. However, her boss is loath to lose such an efficient aide and does his best to sabotage the blossoming romance...

安东尼（阿尔诺·杜克雷 Arnaud Ducret 饰）是一个快乐的单身汉，他非常享受自己的单身生活，和同居好友托马斯（Nicolas Ullman 饰）一起整日流连于花天酒地的欢场之中。安东尼从来没有想过要结婚，更别说肩负起做父亲的责任了。
　　托马斯因故搬走了，安东尼迎来的下一任室友是名叫珍妮（露易丝·布尔昆 Louise Bourgoin 饰）的女子。珍妮出众的外表和开朗的个性很快就吸引了安东尼的注意，令他疯狂的坠入了爱河之中。让安东尼没有想到的是，珍妮竟然已经是两个孩子的母亲了，就这样，为了赢得珍妮的心，安东尼不得不开始学习如何同这两个“小怪兽”生活在同一屋檐下。

又是新的一年，格雷格·赫夫利（扎克瑞·戈登 Zachary Gordon 饰）顺利升上7年纪，以算作老鸟的他将目标锁定在和他同班的明星女孩霍莉·希尔斯（佩顿·利斯特 Peyton List 饰）身上，为了引起对方的注意他真是想尽一切办法。另一方面，格雷格跟哥哥罗德里克（戴文·博斯蒂克 Devon Bostick 饰）的关系却日趋紧张，乖张罗德里克抓紧一切时机捉弄弟弟，令他们的母亲苏珊（Rachael Harris 饰）大为光火。苏珊想尽一切办法要改善这对冤家兄弟的关系，而在这一过程中自然也闹出了不少的笑话。新的学年，新的故事，小屁孩的日记如期上演……
本片根据美国作家杰夫·金尼（Jeff Kinney）的同名畅销儿童系列读物改编