一名在找寻灵感的作家无意间得知派·帕帖尔的传奇故事。派的父亲开了一家动物园。派17岁那一年，他的父母决定举家移民加拿大以追求更好的生活。前往加拿大途中，一场无比的暴风雨瞬间吞噬货船。派奇迹般地活了下来，搭着救生船在太平洋上漂流，而且有一名最令人意想不到的同伴——理查德·帕克，一只孟加拉老虎。神奇的冒险旅程就这样意外开始了……
电影精彩对白：
1、If every unfolding we experience takes us further along in life, then, we are truly experiencing what life is offering.如果我们在人生中体验的每一次转变都让我们在生活中走得更远，那么，我们就真正的体验到了生活想让我们体验的东西。
2、All of life is an act of letting go, but what hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye. 人生就是不断的放下,但最遗憾的是,我们来不及好好告别!
3、When you understand life and self are not used to overcome but to get along! You will understand some things although not reasonable, but you must believe, they are strong, you must rely on!当你明白.人生和自我都不是用来战胜而是用来相处的!你就会明白有些东西虽然并不合理,但你必须相信,那些东西并不牢固,你必须依靠!
4、I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. 这里必须说说恐惧，它是生活惟一真正的对手，因为只有恐惧才能打败生活。
5、Don't be deceived by these things and scenery, children, the society is very complicated.别被这些事物和光景蒙骗了，孩子们，社会很复杂。
6、Faith is like a house, can have a lot of room.信仰就像房子，可以有很多房间。
7、At the same time letter of different religions is not what to teach letter.同时信不同的宗教就等于什么教都没信。
8、Animal and person have substaintial distinction, forget that some people will die.动物和人有本质区别，忘记那一点的人就会没命。
9、We like the same voyage kolumb.我们就像哥伦布一样远航。
10、But Kolumb is not to find India?但是哥伦布不就是来寻找印度的吗?
11、Suspected enormous effect, it makes the religion activity.怀疑作用巨大，它使信仰永葆活力。
12、The most important thing is not to despair.最重要的是不要绝望。
13、God, thank you for giving me life, I'm ready.上帝，感谢你给我生命，我准备好了。
14、Language is our last lifeline.语言是我们最后的救命索。
15、Have taken place, why must be meaningful.发生了就发生了，为什么一定要有意义。
16、Then Richard Parker, companion of my torment, awful, fierce thing that kept me alive, moved forward and disappeared forever from my life. 然后，那个让我生存下来的理查德·帕克，那个让我痛苦、使我害怕的凶狠的伙伴，径直向前走没有回头，永远消失在我的生命里。