本片核心是民国乱世底层小人物的 “非典型觉醒”——以大杂院为封闭市井载体，徐天、田丹、八姑等从 “为生存忍气吞声” 到 “为家国主动反戈”，围绕 “市井智慧抗强权、朴素善意藏大义” 展开小人物绝地反击故事。
A 24-year-old music critic gets romantically involved with members of an indie band she decides to publicize, set against Montreal's indie music scene in 2011.
After 26-year-old Sumi suffers an accident on the streets of wintry Winnipeg, her overbearing mother Sara flies in from Seoul to be by her now comatose daughter's side. As Sara meddles in Sumi's life via a dating app, she ends up on a journey that will leave her forever changed.
“缺心眼”刘奔（张若昀 饰）拼命冲业绩，功劳却只给会拍马屁的同事。“没脾气”马杰（白客 饰）被降职并分配到分公司，只求苟住养家糊口。两个倒霉蛋“刘马组合”在命运的安排下于“包子铺”相遇，命运扔来一张“无限流体验卡”：只要不成，时间倒带，重回原点。 马屁精抢走了我的功劳？重来！领导给不干活的人升职？重来！可这场掀桌狂欢，到底有没有终点与答案？职场背后真正的“黑幕”又是什么？
