在这部回家的路喜剧/家庭片中,大型直播真人秀节目《回家的路》遭遇前所未有的危机，收视持续下滑，赞助商广告商纷纷撤走，台领导不断施压，女主播田聪（范冰冰 饰）即使具有超好的职业素质还是举步维艰。就在直播进入倒计时的，参加节目的几个小朋友却都不能来。为了节目能够正常运行，田聪突然想起自己儿子路笑。田聪五年前和前夫路远方（杜汶泽 饰）离婚，儿子一直由前夫扶养。当田聪向前夫提出这个要求时遭到拒绝，于是她趁着路远方赶去相亲的时候跑到商城接走儿子。古灵精怪的路笑在心不在焉的路远方遥控指挥下，在直播节目里频出怪招，结果却意外的让节目收视直线上升。路笑的不配合让节目又一次陷入危机，此时路远方跑来电视台找儿子，在电视节目的直播过程中，这家人的过往的渐渐浮现在观众面前……
Chapman To and China's top actress Fan Bing-Bing are the leads in this poignant drama. To boost the sagging ratings of her reality TV show, producer/host Tien decides to bring 5-year-old Lu to the studio and sends him off to find his way home alone. Lu finds help from his divorced father Fong whenever he runs into obstacles and as the journey progresses, Lu makes up his mind to also find his long lost mother. HOME RUN is an arresting look at China's fascination with reality television and how children can be hurt by the discord between family and career.
媒体和观众，我们都该回家了。没有最烂，只有更烂。。中国儿童的性解放运动。不是正常人思维可以理解的片子。范冰冰是不是「職業病發作」。在楚门的世界寻找回家的路。从社会互动看《回家的路》。如果起飞，就要准备好无处着陆。人间母爱最真挚。
