Two men, blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman) and billionaire health care magnate Edward Cole (Nicholson) meet for the first time in a hospital that Cole just bought after both have been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
Mekaniker Carter Chambers (Freeman) og milliardær hospital magnat Edward Cole (Nicholson) mødes for første gang på hospitalet efter at begge har fået stillet diagnosen terminal lungekræft.