《心在彼处》讲述了35岁的艾丹是一名籍籍无名的演员，拖家带口的他依然在各个剧组间跑龙套打零工。当他的父亲告诉他，自己再也负担不了孙儿们的私校学费时，艾丹不得不把两个孩子带回家。因为儿时阴影，他不愿意把孩子们送去公立学校，可是在家自己教又谈何容易？而父亲的突然过世让艾丹发现了自己身上以前不愿意正视的部分。A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.
