帕特深信，所有的不幸与痛苦，只是为了幸福而设置的障碍。最终，痛苦会消失，幸福会来临，只要他肯努力的话。目前，帕特就遇到了麻烦，他深爱的妻子妮可跟他分居了。对于帕特来说，这当然是暂时的困难，妮可一定会回来的。帕特尝试过无数种努力。他运动减肥 ，读妮可喜欢的书，吃妮可喜欢的食物，写关于妮可的日记，睡前吻妮可的照片……更复杂的是，另一个女人想闯进他和妮可的二人世界，她是蒂芬妮。他一心一意向他的Happy Ending奋力跑去。
During his years in a neural-health facility, Pat Peoples has formulated a theory about silver linings. He believes that his life is a movie produced by God, that his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and that if he succeeds, his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki.
When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki, and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. Then, Pat meets clinically depressed widow Tiffany, who offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife – provided he agrees to a secret contract that includes giving up football and performing in the next Dance Away Depression competition.
