Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman), a worn-out private detective, is hired to look for a 16-year-old girl who has run away from the luxury home of her mother, formerly a small-time actress in Los Angeles. The more the weary cynic tries to get under the surface of the seemingly simple case, the harder it is for him to find his bearings among the lies and deceptions that surround him. E...
A former getaway driver from Chicago (George C. Scott) has retired to a peaceful life in a Portugese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job, involving driving a dangerous crook and his girl-friend to France. However, the job turns out to be a double-cross and the trio are pursued back to Portugal where they make one last stand on the coast while the enemy assassi...
主角们是一群在核战爆发后仍然幸存的核弹基地工作人员，虽然他们的基地很幸运的没被攻击，但对外的联络也断绝了，认为生还无望的指挥官因而意志消沉终日藉酒消愁，身为副手的男主角金麦可文生只好取而代之成为众人的意见领袖，但是一直在基地守到老死不是办法，于是众人拖着意兴阑珊的指挥官，驾驶12轮水陆装甲车Landmaster，准备横跨充满危机的北美大陆，寻找幸存的文明与栖身之地。沿途遇上辐射突变的大蝎子、会追着人死咬的大蟑螂、还有无ZF状态下四处流窜掠夺其他倖存者的武装盗匪，甚至，最后还遇上了避无可避的大海啸...
A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland ...
罗伯特（连姆·尼森 Liam Neeson 饰）是一名德高望重的氏族首领，在向蒙特罗斯侯爵（约翰·赫特 John Hurt 饰）申请贷款购买牲畜之时惨遭其门客坎宁安（蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Roth 饰）与管家的联手陷害，不仅没有拿到钱，更失去了挚友麦克唐纳（艾瑞克·斯托罗兹 Eric Stoltz 饰）沦为逃犯。
之后，坎宁安继续迫害着罗伯特的家人们，他迫使证人贝蒂（Vicki Masson 饰）上吊自杀，还强暴的罗伯特的妻子玛丽（杰西卡·兰格 Jessica Lange 饰），善良坚强的玛丽独自吞下痛苦与悲哀。最终，罗伯特被坎宁安捕获，又被伯爵判处了绞刑。一个无辜的人眼看着就要丢掉性命，在这生死关头，罗伯特会做出怎样的回应和反击呢？
