"紐約港的碼頭上,以約翰尼為首的黑會(huì)勢(shì)力無(wú)情地壓迫碼頭工人們。曾經(jīng)拳擊手的特里(馬·白蘭度 Marlon Brando 飾)來(lái)到碼頭為約翰尼工作。他的朋喬伊因?yàn)橄蚍缸镂?會(huì)揭發(fā)約翰尼等人罪行,被其手下,是特里的哥哥查理樓頂上推下摔死。伊的妹妹伊迪(愛(ài)·瑪麗·森特 Eva Marie Saint 飾)發(fā)誓要為哥哥復(fù)仇,與區(qū)牧師巴里神父一展開(kāi)調(diào)查。知情人不敢出面告發(fā)。特也目睹了喬伊被害經(jīng)過(guò),雖然同情伊的遭遇,想要幫她離黑社會(huì)的迫害,他沒(méi)有告發(fā)哥哥的行。在與伊迪的接中,兩人漸漸產(chǎn)生情。當(dāng)伊迪得知他殺害哥哥的幫兇,拒絕了他。之后哥也為了救特里而被翰尼殺害。無(wú)數(shù)罪的事件讓特里決心揭發(fā)約翰尼的罪行在碼頭上他被約翰的手下打成重傷,父和伊迪趕來(lái)支持,一直沉默的碼頭人們也覺(jué)醒了,他團(tuán)結(jié)在一起,為了義抗?fàn)?
Everything in high school is like the world ending and Sadie Mitchell's crippling fear of the coming apocalypse is the heightened version of that. Undeterred by the naysayers, Sadie has two weeks to ready herself before doomsday. She needs to master survivalist cuisine, learn to sew, but there are other things...personal things: go to a high school party, kiss a boy, and most importantly, get her best friend back.