After a string of crushing personal and professional humiliations, Jack Lee accepts that at age 39 he is a failure. Worst of all, he's let down his selfless immigrant parents. To get back on track, Jack reaches out to others: an almost famous guru, a respected arts administrator, and two fellow computer programmers, all of whom have problems of their own.
When an intelligence agent offers a washed-up DJ the opportunity to take down his young rival, he sees it as a chance to return to the top with a banger.