Cynical deadbeat actor Paul (Paul Rudd) feels professionally and personally unfulfilled, and decides to bid Hollywood and his loved ones a dramatic farewell with a carefully conceived suicide. He employs a film crew, headed by would-be director Stu (Adam Scott), to document the last days of his life, as he searches for meaning and says his goodbyes to his friends and family. Those closest to Paul try persuading him to forfeit his plans while he continues to debate the worth of his existence.