《甲虫》马德琳是个经营前卫艺术的画廊商人,她和新婚的丈夫乔治一起从芝加哥出发前往北卡罗莱纳州,寻找当地的画家去展出作品。乔治和妻子顺便拜访了自己南部的家,主要家庭成员包括:妈妈佩格——性格易怒;爸爸尤金——沉默寡言;弟弟约翰尼——暴躁而任性,以及约翰尼怀孕的妻子艾什莉——虽很唠叨但非常善良。这一大家子也因为马德琳的到来而风波不断。
《甲虫》A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George introduces her to his family: prickly mother Peg, taciturn father Eugene, cranky brother Johnny, and Johnny‘s pregnant, childlike wife Ashley, who is awe-struck by her glamorous sister-in-law. Madeline‘s presence exposes the fragile family dynamics as hidden resentments and anxieties surface.....