L'afamat arqueòleg i aventurer Henry "Indiana" Jones torna a l'acció quan esdevé involucrat en un complot sovièticn que pretén descobrir el secret que s'amaga darrera els misteriosos objectes coneguts com les calaveres de cristall.
Angela (Heather Graham) és una dona de negocis ambiciosa, conscient del valor de la imatge per a la seva feina, que exerceix a les ordres del seu exigent cap Mary (Lara Flynn Boyle). Però quan Angela es queda accidentalment embarassada, en el moment de la cimera de la seva carrera professional, la seva vida i la del seu marit, l'advocat de Divorcis Curtis (Jerry OConnell), es posarà totalment del revés.
Liang Xigua is a poor young man struggling to make a living in the cracks of the city. One day, his old refrigerator, which had been with him for many lonely summers, took on a human form and intervened in his life. They confront each other over food, struggle to make ends meet, drag each other down, and support each other, resulting in lots of ludicrous daily stories. Xigua gradually realizes that he is not the only one who has awakened the life of the appliance.
