无论是为人父还是为人夫,道格都很称职,但是他太忙了,没有时间亨受生活。与遗传学家的巧遇让他生出一个大胆的想法,何不把自己复制几个,那不就分身有术了么。但是,想得好还得行得能,不知道格1、2、3、4、5的人生各是什么样。 Doug很累,因为他的丈夫,父亲,职员各种身份使他在不同面具之间疲于奔命,在压力大得承受不了的时候,他会随时崩溃。直到他遇见了遗传学家Leeds博士,后者告诉他现代科技昌明,可以将人复制几个副本完成不同的使命。Doug觉得这是个不错的方法,欣然克隆了Doug二号,三号,四号……问题是这些复制品从此便与原版相互独立不受牵制,慢慢地Doug发现这些分身并没有减少他的麻烦,反而产生了各种各样的问题,威胁到他自己——原版Doug——的工作,家庭,甚至差点抢走了他的老婆……Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds who offers him a rather unusual solution to his problems - cloning.