在这部冒牌医生喜剧/剧情片中,在一座牛奶仍需在每个早上被递送的乡村小镇，一个名叫曼福特（洛伦·迪安饰）的心理学者倾听着周围每个人的述说。曼福特性格独特，留着一头孩子发型，总戴着领带，待人温和又率直。他向人们提的忠告即坦白又平实，却总是能达到使人宽慰的效果。“有些东西很叫人困惑，”他对一个病人说。当病人询问他所指何物时，他平静地回答：“生活。”
The story of two Mumfords - one a small town, the other a man. Mumford, the town, is full of people with problems, from a teenage girl who is unhappy with her looks to a local billionaire, "the king of modems", who would trade everything away if he could. So when Micky Mumford, the man, turns out to be a psychologist with slightly unusual methods he soon finds a spot in people's heart as someone to whom they can tell their secrets. But Micky too has a secret, and that one's about to hunt him down.
