Recently separated from her husband, Alice decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Alice agrees to let the guys stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Alice's unlikely new family and new romance comes to a crashing...

A French woman finds liberation in the dusty highways, wide open spaces, and smoky barrooms of the great American West. Romy, a Parisian who, while on vacation in California, breaks things off once and for all with her boorish husband in a dramatic final fight. Now a free woman in a strange land, Romy embarks on a life-changing trip through the desert, crossing paths with strangers who impact her life in various ways.

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, the devoted wife, seem to have everything: money, a beautiful mansion, the American Dream. But just as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes a twist.