穷小子威尔顿（乔纳森莱斯迈勒斯）为改变自己的命运，从爱尔兰来到伦敦当起网球教练，立誓要凭一身网球绝技混入对该运动情有独钟的上流社会。结识富家公子哥汤姆后，他得到机会，对方的妹妹克罗伊（艾米莉莫蒂梅尔）对他一见钟情，其后，在对方的父亲的相助下，威尔顿顺利混入上流社会。
正当要与克罗伊谈婚论嫁时，威尔顿邂逅汤姆的女友、来自美国的女演员诺拉（斯嘉丽约翰逊），后者同样在为进入上流社会做着不懈的努力。相似经历令两人萌生真情，但威尔顿并没为诺拉放弃自己的计划。一切梦想都成真后，威尔顿重遇已与汤姆分手的诺拉，两人旧情复燃，威尔顿开始在她与妻子之间周旋。不久，诺拉怀孕坚拒堕胎，威尔顿迎来人生的赛点。

Match Point tells the story of social-status climber Chris, a modest tennis instructor. His marriage to Chloe gains him comfort and prestige in society, but his passion leads his astray into the arms of his soon-to-be sister-in-law, the very sexy American, Nola. In Match Point, which deals with luck, ambition and guilt, writer/director Woody Allen draws on the talent of actors Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, and in the role of Nola, Scarlett Johannson.