When documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson and his wife Leah decide life in New York City has become unbearable, they and their children Kristen and Jesse move into a decaying mansion filled with the possessions of the previous family.
Da dokumentarist Cooper Tilson og hans kone Leah beslutter at livet i New York er blevet uudholdelig, flytter de og deres børn Kristen og Jesse ind i en faldefærdigt palæ fyldt med ting fra den tidligere familie.