查克(山姆·洛克威尔 Sam Rockwell 饰)是一个百无一用但脑袋里塞满了奇思妙想的年轻人,机缘巧合之中,他竟然成为了红得发紫的综艺节目制作人。吉姆(乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney 饰)身为中央情报局的一员,看重的就是查克的身份和名气,他找到了查克,希望查克能够替他执行一项危险而又重要的暗杀计划,查克答应了吉姆的请求。 就这样,在美女搭档帕特里夏(朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰)的陪同下,查克开始了他的双重生活。白天,查克是口若悬河的主持人,夜晚,他则摇身一变,成为了身份神秘面目模糊的冷酷杀手。对暗杀毫无经验的查克能够顺利的完成任务吗?他和他可爱迷人的小女朋友潘妮(德鲁·巴里摩尔 Drew Barrymore 饰)之间的感情又是否能够开花结果呢?Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.