A recent college graduate with few job prospects is hired to care for a precocious four-year old boy in this satirical urban comedy starring Scarlet Johansson, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and Chris Evans. Annie Braddock (Johansson) is attempting to put her Anthropology degree to good use in New York City with little success to show for her efforts. When a posh Upper East Side couple enlists Annie's aid in caring for their preschool-aged son, Annie's entire perspective is forever changed as she attempts to adjust to her new surroundings, shares a romance with a wealthy native boy, and strives to teach her charge the true meaning of happiness.