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　　研究者对同年龄组的两个家庭做了跟踪调查：一对是IQ为130的天才组合，夫妻和睦，但是无嗣，正当两人准备作试管婴儿之时，男主人却在自慰中意外死亡；另一个家庭，都是IQ 80的低能夫妻，天天吵架，不过却人丁兴旺，不仅三代同堂，而且家族甚大。根据这个调查，研究者选择了一个自愿 者鲍尔斯（卢克•威尔逊 Luke Wilson 饰）做冷冻实验，不想实验出了差错，500年后他醒来后，却成为地球上最聪明的人。他被盲打误撞地选做了总统的候选人，支持他的甚至还有5届自由搏击冠军。在盛大的竞选现场，他只能硬着头皮面对选民演说，对于目前的种植、沙尘暴等问题，他提出的是灌溉这一看似离谱的解决办法。而且，还得到了选民的拥护，然而这个美梦迅速破灭了，他开始遭到谩骂、攻击，甚至是性命堪忧……

　　不夜赌城拉斯维加斯，豪华的表演大厅内正在进行一场前所未有的魔术表演，由丹尼尔·阿特拉斯（杰西·艾森伯格 Jesse Eisenberg 饰）、亨莉·里维斯（艾拉·菲舍尔 Isla Fisher 饰）、杰克·怀尔德（戴夫·弗兰科 Dave Franco 饰）和梅里特·麦克金尼（伍迪·哈里森 Woody Harrelson 饰）四位魔术师组成的“四骑士”配合天衣无缝，在众目睽睽之下偷来了某法国银行金库内350万欧元纸币，此举在现场至全世界引起轰动。FBI探员罗德（马克·鲁夫洛 Mark Ruffalo 饰）和国际刑警埃尔玛·德雷（梅拉尼·罗兰 Mélanie Laurent 饰）奉命对四人展开调查，却一无所获。无奈之下，他们只得求助于极具名气的揭露魔术师布莱德利（摩根·弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰）。　　魔术师、盗贼、FBI探员，光影交错下最精彩的较量，连番上演……

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　教立大学社会学系四年级学生山本秋平（本木雅弘饰）即将毕业，却被毕业论文指导教授兼大学相扑部顾问的穴山（柄本明饰）找去，说他旷课太多不能给予学分，除非他愿意加入大学相扑部。　　秋平别无选择，相扑部里只有一个留级多年、身材单薄的青木（竹中直人饰），相继入伙的几个人情况各异：胖子田中是虔诚的基督徒；大一新生春雄是秋平的弟弟，他的到来纯属被逼无奈。仓促成军的他们在比赛中连连失利，引来众人耻笑辱骂。　　面对嘲笑，他们开始认真训练，希望在下次比赛中获得好成绩，英国留学生斯迈利也加入了相扑部，他们五人将走上什么样的道路呢？