The film tells the riveting story of a complex murder case, parallelly investigated by a police officer and an investigative journalist in their own way, who eventually cross paths to unravel secrets they never imagined.
A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home. But he is an emotionally scarred man, a Jewish survivor from a concentration camp who found refuge in the U.S.,and, consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
圣诞节前夕，空气中弥漫着节日的气息，“越州47”航班上，坐满了即将赶回家中同亲人们团聚的乘客，其中，有两个人显得是那样的格格不入，他们是穷凶极恶的罪犯史达斯（布莱丹·格里森 Brendan Gleeson 饰）和韦弗（雷·利奥塔Ray Liotta 饰），两人被四名警察押解着，前往洛杉矶。最坏的情况发生了，史达斯袭击了警察，击毙了机长，一时间，飞机进入了无人驾驶的危险状态。就在这个节骨眼上，机智的空姐泰利（罗伦·荷莉 Lauren Holly 饰）果断出手，飞机重新回到了掌控之中，然而，真正危险的不仅仅是前方即将飞入的雷暴区，还有阴险狡诈，杀人如麻，对泰利垂涎已久的韦弗。
本片讲述的是一个男人在杀害32人后兴奋不已，却又因多人的追杀陷入恐惧之中。然后在八月的一个早晨，他消失不见了。十五年中，每个人都相信他已经死了。实际上，他和妻儿在法兰克福的小旅馆中平静地生活着。然而，当从意大利那不勒斯出发的列车驶来时，过去的种种又开始浮现。
