The plot revolves around Ella Durran, an ambitious young woman whose lifelong dream of studying at Oxford finally comes true with a Rhodes Scholarship. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when she is offered a position in a rising political star’s presidential campaign, challenging the initial expectations of her Oxford experience. Matters become more complicated when she meets Jamie Davenport, a local with a sharp tongue and an undeniable connection to Ella.
　　As the narrative progresses, what starts as a casual fling between Ella and Jamie evolves into something deeper, which leads to the revelation of the latter’s life-changing secret. Ella is now torn between her political aspirations and her growing feelings for Jamie, forcing her to confront difficult choices about her future. As her time in Oxford leads to its conclusion, Ella must decide which dreams truly matter most to her.

西恩（埃米尔·赫斯基 Emile Hirsch 饰）和本（麦克思·明格拉 Max Minghella 饰）是两个来自美国软件工程师，因为新开发了一款软件，跑去莫斯科谈生意，晚上去酒吧找乐，遇到从美国跑来旅游的娜塔莉（奥莉薇·瑟尔比 Olivia Thirlby 饰）和安（瑞切尔·泰勒 Rachael Taylor 饰），四个人调情玩乐，却遇上天降白光，大地浩劫，原来是以能量场形态出现的外星人入侵莫斯科，碰触的瞬间就能让任何生命体灰飞烟灭。四个美国年轻人及时藏身，夜晚来临后试图逃出一片涂炭的红场，他们发现电可以感应外星人存在，又找到一位在家里布上电磁阵的极客老头。大家齐心协力，试图找到所有幸存者，利用电磁学知识，对外星人反戈一击……

该片精致的高潮戏、耀眼的主演阵容、时尚的美术设计，共同造就了这部教科书级的动作片。导演查德·斯塔尔斯基和编剧团队呈现了一部引人入胜的新黑色惊悚片，虽然影片有点冗长，但充满了高难度和令人印象深刻的动作场景。影片中的角色能够向左、向右和中间躲避子弹，这是对经典武术风格的致敬，其中夹杂着一些老式的好莱坞西部片 。该片的一些镜头角度更像是一个电子游戏模板，它与其他后牛顿动作片的区别在于它的讽刺性、异想天开的基调

　　女警官玛德琳负责一项紧急任务：将一名重要的罪犯证人押运到纽约出庭作证，指控一个危险的黑帮罪犯家族。这项任务至关重要，但风险极高，因为黑帮势力不惜一切代价要阻止该罪犯证人出庭。