Bob Jones (Michael Keaton) is diagnosed with terminal cancer just as his wife Gail (Nicole Kidman) learns she is pregnant with the couple's first child. Realizing he might die before the child is born Bob decides to make a video about his life so that his child will someday be able to know him. In making the video Bob embarks on a journey of self-discovery and decides to reconcile with his past including a years-long estrangement with his own father.