本片是著名影星彼得·乌斯蒂诺夫第六次扮演神探波洛,原著创作于1938年,与克里斯蒂的另外两部作品《阳光下的罪恶》、《加勒比海谋杀案》组成了别具风情的“海岛谋杀三部曲”,书中讲述一位女暴君被谋杀,而她的家人个个都有杀人嫌疑,最终大侦探波洛通过抽丝剥茧的缜密推理找出了真凶。值得一提的是亨弗莱·鲍嘉的妻子、好莱坞著名影星劳伦·巴考尔应邀在片中扮演了一位女富翁,对破案起到了关键作用。
Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother, who had been sending her tuition money, passes away. With the help of her friend Hee-suk, (Kim Suk-il) who dreams of becoming a writer, So-young fools Choi Rim (Kim Seung-ho), a lawmaker, into believing she is his daughter and moves in his house. She studies hard and becomes a lawyer. At her first trial, she defends a female inmate (Hwang Jeong-sun). Coincidentally, the story of the inmate is very much similar to hers. So-young defends her, saying how difficult it is for a woman to survive in a cold capitalism, arguing for her rights in tears. After she wins the case, she goes home and confesses her crime to Choi Rim's wife (Yu Gye-seon).
在青少年劳拉·维勒加斯表现出奇怪的行为后,她的父母打电话给梵蒂冈认可的驱魔师,以干预恶魔附身的案件。从那时起,一系列奇怪的现象将扰乱这个家庭。
青年二子(陈佩斯 饰)待业在家,整天无所事事。哥们麻杆闻得居委会有意让他们几个待业青年合伙承包一家小客店,赶来和二子商量。二子觉得这个主意不错,于是和麻杆开始“招兵买马”,他们找来了失业在家的女生英子(张静林 饰)、父母都不在了的大虎和不堪忍受继父虐待的小豆(李楠 饰) 。在二子父母的资金和多方面支持下,这群年轻人终于领会了营业执照,将小客店包了下来。然而,开店后困难接踵而至,这群年轻人最后能否获得成功?