In a desolate and treachorous region of space known as the Velocity Run, a heavily armored ship passes every six months. It carries billions of Universal Dollars between the colonies and the Central Bank on Earth. Hard currency has returned due to rampant electronic crime. Now a team of highly trained mercenaries are about to commit the perfect crime in a place where evidence and witnesses have no chance of survival. In this deadly corridor of space, a single man must stop them.

科尔（扎克·埃夫隆 Zac Efron 饰）从小就立志成为一名音乐制作人，如今，他是一名电音DJ，很显然，科尔正在凭借着自己的努力，一步一步的向着梦想迈进。DJ詹姆斯（韦斯·本特利 Wes Bentley 饰）亦曾经有过一段和科尔相似的青涩岁月，他迷惘过，放纵过，狂妄过，在经历了挫折和困难的洗礼之后，詹姆斯终于成为了一名成功的音乐人，拥有了科尔幻想着能够拥有的一切。
命运让科尔和詹姆斯相遇了，仿佛是开玩笑一般，上帝又将一位名叫苏菲（艾米丽·拉塔科夫斯基 Emily Ratajkowski 饰）的美丽女孩放到了两人的身边。毫无疑问地，科尔和詹姆斯同时爱上了温柔善良的苏菲，与此同时，当科尔渐渐深入音乐界，才发现这里的一切是如此的复杂和陌生。