查理(馬克·沃爾伯格 Mark Wahlberg 飾)本來可以拿著搶劫回來的那箱黃金安度余生，同伙史蒂夫（愛德華·諾頓 Edward Norton飾）的出賣卻讓他的陣腳大亂。史蒂夫不但獨(dú)吞了巨款逃亡洛杉磯，還害得查理嘗盡牢獄之苦。
　　現(xiàn)在從監(jiān)獄出來的查理，正躊躇滿志要找史蒂夫算上一帳。他網(wǎng)羅了盜竊高手——美女斯黛拉（查理茲·塞隆 Charlize Theron 飾）專門負(fù)責(zé)開保險(xiǎn)柜，而他和其他搭檔，則全力設(shè)計(jì)出一條通暢的大道，供迅速逃跑之用。斯黛拉前往引史蒂夫上勾，卻被老奸巨猾的史蒂夫識破。查理則飛速的破壞了洛杉磯的紅綠燈系統(tǒng)，洛杉磯發(fā)生了蔚為壯觀的大塞車，然而，令他們意外的是，逃脫沒有如此簡單——史蒂夫沒有驅(qū)車追趕，他用了一輛直升飛機(jī)，在他們上空窮追不舍。洛杉磯的地下隧道和街頭小巷，陷入了一片混戰(zhàn)。

　　影片根據(jù)真實(shí)事件改編，2009年1月15日，薩利（湯姆·漢克斯 Tom Hanks 飾）在全美航空1549號班擔(dān)任機(jī)長，飛機(jī)起飛兩分鐘后遭到飛鳥攻擊，兩架發(fā)動機(jī)全部熄火，薩利決定在哈德遜河上迫降，155人全數(shù)生還。但之后的調(diào)查顯示他做了錯(cuò)誤的抉擇，認(rèn)為大可選擇返回拉瓜地亞機(jī)場。機(jī)內(nèi)到底發(fā)生了什么呢？

　　Autumn 1977. Derek Springfield is an 18-year-old misfit, who 5 years earlier was plucked from his home in the industrial outskirts of Leeds to attend Public School on a scholarship. He has just returned home at the end of his studies to await his Oxbridge results that he's hoping will result in his permanent escape. Life at home is awkward for the brainy lad and embarrassing for his working class family who can't relate: his feckless dad, no-nonsense mum and two older brothers, one a football hopeful and the other a distinctly dodgy acquirer of flash consumer goods.
　　Derek kills time by walking a no hope greyhound, Slapper, and loving out-of-his league Chrissie from afar. But under Derek's loving care Slapper gets faster - so fast she's stolen for her racing potential. Derek despairs at being completely alone once more but Chrissie gets the local community to keep watch. Slapper eventually escapes from her furious captors at an illegal flapper track. Exhausted, she somehow finds her way back and is reunited with Derek who tries to nurse her back to health his bedroom without his family finding out.
　　Derek, Chrissie and Slapper disguise themselves to avoid the dognappers and try their luck at racing her at a proper dog track. The dognappers and all the Springfields converge on the stadium for the exciting climax.
　　Its also the day Derek's results are due...