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　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　龙雁飞（许冠文 饰）是一个著名的武侠小说家，十年了都没有新的作品面世了，不过以往的畅销作品仍然带给他客观的收入，生活无忧。他的女儿Sophia（杨千嬅 饰）是个早已到了适婚年龄，但她恋爱运甚差，只想找一个真正可以过日子的人结婚，其实她一直暗恋自己的上司——花花公子Frankie（刘青云 饰）。Frankie因为意外要搬到Sophia的家住，龙雁飞看见自己心爱的女儿被Frankie当工人使唤，心里很不是滋味，便对Frankie充满了敌意，但在后来的相处中，两个男人又成了知己……

　　西布鲁克高中的学生艾迪森和泽德持续冒险，他们萌芽的爱情受到狼人到来的威胁。

　　一位女歌手在目睹其一位歌迷诡异自尽后，身边开始出现各种奇怪的微笑现象，其歌迷纷纷精神失常，开始疯狂地微笑，对女歌手穷追不舍。