一个现代版的灰姑娘故事。珊曼（希拉里·达芙 Hilary Duff饰）在父亲的童话故事中长大，不料却成为了童话中的灰姑娘。父亲过世后，继母和同父异母姊妹的侮辱和亏待，令她的日子过得苦不堪言。她想考取普林斯顿大学，想逃离这个龌龊的小世界，珊曼把她的梦想和苦恼都诉说给一个亲密的网友，他是她心灵的依托，是她的白马王子。

A group of middle school kids stumble upon a chest full of incredible toys from the future. The discovery takes them on an adventure using their newfound toys to save their neighborhood and ultimately the world from a maniacal corporate madman. In the process, these "loser" kids learn they have the qualities they thought they were lacking all along.