初出茅庐的鲁迪·贝勒(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon饰)是刚踏进律师界的新手。一腔热血的鲁迪接手的第一个案子是一宗涉及医疗保险赔偿的诉讼。无助的母亲,生命垂危的儿子,拒绝支付医疗费的保险公司,不择手段的辩护律师,一切都跟当初设想的大相径庭。面对种种举步维艰的行业阴暗面和陷于困境的弱势群体,鲁迪至始至终都没有放弃他的正义之心。影片的另一条主线还有一位遭受家庭暴力的受虐少妇。影片用写实的手法,向我们描绘了一场捍卫正义的道德之战。 本片根据约翰·格里沙姆的同名小说改编。Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woman. Will he be up to the task?