The story of Charlie Darby, who has everything going for him: a great job, friends, family, the whole package. The one thing Charlie doesn't have is love, because every time he gets close, he goes clinically insane. When he meets the perfect girl, Charlie must overcome his psychosis to claim his chance at true love.

故事發(fā)生是北愛(ài)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間。英國(guó)士兵喬迪（福里斯特·惠特克 Forest Whitaker 飾）在阿爾馬遭到了北愛(ài)共和軍的綁架，共和軍企圖用他來(lái)交換被英軍扣押的俘虜。看守喬迪的是弗格斯（斯蒂芬·瑞 Stephen Rea 飾），他的內(nèi)心對(duì)殺戮和戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)感到迷失和無(wú)奈，對(duì)喬迪的遭遇感到惻隱與同情，他們成了好朋友。共和軍最終沒(méi)換來(lái)俘虜，上頭要求弗格斯處決喬迪，弗格斯暗中放走了他。喬迪走前交給弗格斯一張他女朋友迪爾的照片，告訴弗格斯可以去倫敦找他的女朋友迪爾。

美國(guó)海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)法蘭（艾德?哈里斯 Ed Harris 飾）將軍因不滿政府對(duì)退伍、戰(zhàn)死軍人及其家屬的補(bǔ)償和福利不滿，率領(lǐng)部下將美軍最新研制的生化武器――VX毒氣彈――偷運(yùn)到羅克島，劫持了81名正在該島觀光的游客，控制了該島。要挾美國(guó)政府48小時(shí)內(nèi)支付1億元贖金否則將殺死人質(zhì)并用毒氣彈襲擊舊金山。 　　羅克島之前曾是美國(guó)防衛(wèi)最嚴(yán)密的監(jiān)獄，易守難攻。美國(guó)政府偶然從檔案中發(fā)現(xiàn)前英國(guó)特工梅森（肖恩?康納利 Sean Connery 飾）曾順利從該監(jiān)獄出逃，于是他們請(qǐng)來(lái)了梅森，要求他30小時(shí)之內(nèi)帶領(lǐng)特種部隊(duì)攻占這座“魔鬼島”……

It follows Charlotte as she meets her competitive neighbor Bonnie. When it is discovered that another neighbor was killed, a neighborhood watch is created. No one realizes that it was Bonnie who secretly murdered the neighbor.

Amelia, who wants to open a year-round Christmas store, bids for a shop lot against Vic, who wants to open a chocolate shop. Rivalry becomes romance when they must work together.

Directed by Tony Kaye. With Leon Corbin. A married mother's fling with a younger man results in a scary stalker situation.