曼戈霍恩是一个小镇上的铁匠,身边的人事物与动物都和他有着紧密的关系。故事就在这群人之中,以日常生活的形式展开了讲述。影片描绘了一个男人所能呈现出的简约、世故、无奈、无情与幽默的特质。A.J. Manglehorn is a reclusive Texas key-maker who spends his days caring for his cat, finding comfort in his work and lamenting a long lost love. Enter kind-hearted bank teller Dawn whose interest in the eccentric Manglehorn may just be able to draw him out of his shell.