Following the sudden and mysterious death of their father, a brother and sister return home to their sprawling New Orleans estate and encounter their unhinged stepmother, who will stop at nothing to gain control of their inheritance.

　　In a dream Uncle Jack looks through a magic telescope owned by the ghost of a hermit and sees what life was like millions of years ago, including a battle between prehistoric monsters.

《鋸齒狀心靈》講述的是一個女人被昏迷和奇怪的幻覺所困擾，她發現自己被困在了一系列的時間循環中，這可能與她神秘的新女友有關。

　　德華（劉德華飾）喜歡打牌，以打牌為生的他出名好牌技好牌品，與他相戀多年的詠琪（梁詠琪飾）因為牌品差，始終沒能與德華結為連理，令她頓足。德華的弟弟天樂（古天樂飾）知道哥哥要以打牌為生養活患有癡呆癥的母親和正在讀書的自己，決定跟青云（劉青云飾）打牌比試，誰知連連落敗。　　一次牌局中，詠琪不甘被德華以牌品的問題多次推搪婚約，便咀咒他從此“一世摸爛牌”，跟著同樣拜師不成的青云離開了。　　咀咒真的靈驗了，使德華家道中落，但一向樂觀的他深信自己的“好朋友”會回來的。在弟弟公司舉行的麻將大賽中一路穩打穩扎，與青云再次對壘，最后能否獲勝呢？