Lester Burnham is having a mid-life crisis that affects not only his life but also the lives of the other members of his family, like his wife Carolyn and daughter Jane. Carolyn is a real estate agent, who has an affair with her business rival Buddy Kane. Jane, on the other hand, seems to fall in love with Ricky Fitts, who is a drug dealer and lives with his strict father. Things change for Lester when he falls in love with his daughter Janie’s experienced classmate, Angela Hays.