Frank Goode is getting ready for his children to come visit him. He gets everything all set, goes out and buys a new grill, expensive champagne, and gets the backyard and house all ready. One by one though, each of his children call to cancel on him. Feeling a bit down by the rejections, Frank decides to head out on a small trip, visiting each of his kids.

After visiting his physician and being warned about his health, Frank(Robert De Niro) takes a train to New York, where he sits on his son David's doorstep. David never shows up, but Frank sees one of David's paintings in a nearby art gallery window. He slips an envelope under David's door telling him how he wanted to surprise him but missed out.

Next visit is to daughter Amy (Kate Beckinsale), who says it's a bad time to visit. She had mentioned in her phone call that her son Jack was sick and they weren't going to make the visit. Once he gets there, Frank realizes Jack wasn't sick and Amy was just making up an excuse. Frank plays a little golf with grandson Jack, but dinner is uncomfortable with tension between Jack and his father. The next morning, Frank accompanies Amy to her fancy office and hears her agency's pitch for a TV ad. She takes him to the bus station to visit his son Robert. While waiting, Amy meets up with a co-worker of her's, having him and her father meet.
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