David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. 摩尔（吉恩·哈克曼 Gene Hackman 饰）是一名经验丰富的强盗，通过不法的勾当，他赚得盆满钵满，娶了美丽的太太弗兰（丽贝卡·彼得根 Rebecca Pidgeon 饰），日子过得有滋有味。可是，在一次抢劫行动中，向来小心谨慎的摩尔竟然马失前蹄，他的模样被录进了监控里，这样一搞，摩尔的江洋大盗生活基本上可以说是走到了尽头。 福无双至祸不单行，一直负责给摩尔销赃的搭档博格曼（丹尼·德维托 Danny DeVito 饰）也在这个节骨眼上背叛了他，将赃款全数吞进。与此同时，弗兰也移情别恋，想要离摩尔而去。被步步紧逼的摩尔无奈之下只得同意帮博格曼再干最后一笔大买卖。
