1914年夏天,伦敦一所单身公寓。芭蕾舞女演员塞瑞拉·安布罗斯(克莱尔·布鲁姆 Claire Bloom饰)在自己的房间里,打开煤气企图自杀。万幸的是,喝得醉醺醺,刚回家的邻居卡尔费罗(查理·卓别林 Charles Chaplin饰)正好救了她。等赛瑞拉苏醒以后,卡尔费罗才得知她是因为患了风湿不能再跳舞,才产生轻生的念头。而卡尔费罗曾经是一名伟大的喜剧演员。他悉心的照料着赛瑞拉,并用自己的滑稽喜剧打消了她自杀的想法。六个月后,赛瑞拉重新成功的站了起来,并在一出芭蕾剧中担当重要角色。可赛瑞拉却与一名作曲
Gilang is an extra actor who has been in the film industry for 10 years. Gilang always gives too much extra effort so he is blacklisted by many directors and casting directors. Excessive effort makes Gilang always run out of money to invest in his extra roles. Gilang loves a Citra award actress named Rachel Hesington. Unfortunately, Rachel is dating a rising actor, Kevin Sumitro. Kevin is the son of a wealthy businessman named Mr. Nedy Sumitro. Mr. Chen, a mining entrepreneur, kidnaps Kevin and asks for a ransom of 100 billion. The kidnapping incident occurs at the shooting location. In the confusion, Kevin is kidnapped. The kidnapper thinks Gilang is Kevin. So Gilang and Rachel are also kidnapped. The director is also kidnapped. As the story progresses, Gilang manages to overcome all the obstacles that block him, using the knowledge he learned when he was an extra in many films.
Matt's fiance leaves him at the altar. Heartbroken, he goes on their planned Italian honeymoon alone. There he rediscovers his zest for life, food, and meets Gia who helps him find love again.