A tough, street-smart private eye is hired by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority
Blue-collar Midwesterner Mike Alvarado attempts to save his family from the throes of poverty by investing their savings into speculative cryptocurrencies. However, as his investment strategy decays into a full-blown gambling addiction, he sends his life into a nightmarish anxiety-inducing downward spiral, compromising his relationships with his girlfriend, his developmentally disabled brother, and his recovering addict cousin. A twitchy, hyper-contemporary comedy with equal doses of laughs and panic attacks.
本片核心是民国乱世底层小人物的 “非典型觉醒”——以大杂院为封闭市井载体，徐天、田丹、八姑等从 “为生存忍气吞声” 到 “为家国主动反戈”，围绕 “市井智慧抗强权、朴素善意藏大义” 展开小人物绝地反击故事。
老先生（乔宏 饰）有三个儿子。老大老良（黄百鸣 饰）整天忙于工作而忽略了老婆贤淑（伍咏薇 饰），贤淑每天在家中打点，却遭到老公误会她红杏出墙。次子老非利用读书逃避到投身社会，个性单纯，向往爱情却遭到伤害，之到后来认识了从北方来的小莲（吴倩莲 饰）。适逢老三老恭生日，平日老恭作恶多端，生性风流，两个哥哥以买彩票为名作为礼物送给老恭，其实那本来是一张过期的中奖彩票，他信以为真，因此欠下了巨债。祸不单行的他撞车脑震荡，变得疯疯癫癫……
玩具设计师苗和陈误撞强盗抢劫银行，苗因而得知自己有特异功能，能够进入别人的梦中，陈却因此成为痴呆。苗进入陈的梦中，发现至陈重伤的是警官周润发。最终，苗依靠特异功能杀了周，为陈报了仇。
