上世纪60年代,在密西西比州,黑佣艾比里恩(维奥拉•戴维斯 Viola Davis 饰)勤勤恳恳照顾女主人的女儿,后者因产后抑郁症只顾与闺蜜贪欢。密西西比大学毕业生斯基特(艾玛•斯通 Emma Stone 饰)在报社负责家庭主妇信箱,并由此开始黑佣的生存状态。其中,希利(布莱丝•达拉斯•霍华德 Bryce Dallas Howard 饰)无疑是反面教材,她态度傲慢,对黑佣米妮(奥克塔维亚•斯宾瑟 Octavia Spencer 饰)抱有偏见,并力主黑佣不能与主人共用厕所。最终因不堪受辱,米妮愤然离去,并以牙还牙,假借道歉之机让她蒙羞。斯基特开始采访艾比里恩和米妮,希望了解黑佣的生存状态,并为自己的新书积累素材。与此同时,马丁路德金领导的平权运动正在如火如荼地开展,而斯基特所在的密西西比州正是斗争的前沿,因为黑人遭射杀的血案,种族隔离开始,一场肤色之争在所难免……
When an image-conscious wild child takes a strange new drug at a party, she undergoes a shocking transformation. Desperate to reverse the effects of the drug, she is horrified to discover that she has become the key to saving the human race.
Attending college at her mother's alma mater, Jennie joins an exclusive women's group. But the price of admission may have lethal consequences.