Andy, a frustrated, drug-using New York accountant (Hoffman) with a failing marriage to Gina (Marisa Tomei), is in desperate need of some money. He persuades his timid younger brother (Ethan Hawke), to rob their parents' jewellery store and solve all of their monetary problems. But the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends the brothers and their father hurtling towards a shattering climax...