雷蒙（基弗·萨瑟兰 Kiefer Sutherland 饰）好不容易熬完了自己的铁窗生活，在监狱里吃尽了苦头的他决定在出狱之后金盆洗手老老实实做人，和深爱的女友艾迪（金·迪肯斯 Kim Dickens 饰）双宿双飞，浪迹天涯。然而，雷蒙灰暗的过去却不愿意放过他，出狱之后，他曾经的朋友马尔寇斯（文森特·加洛 Vincent Gallo 饰）找到了他，希望他能够跟他再干一票大的，赚上一大笔钱。
经受不住金钱的诱惑，雷蒙妥协了，哪知道原本只是一次小小的行窃行动，却因为意外横出而酿成大祸。雷蒙一行人不仅射杀了一名便衣警察，还绑架了两名人质，就这样，雷蒙和艾迪不得不再一次踏上逃亡的旅途。

一教授与其情绪有问题的儿子共处一室，但彼此关系紧张。他们决定聘请一失婚女人在家照料。然而两父子竟同时爱上此女子，最后她更怀了孕，却不知腹中块肉属谁的……

Awaiting execution, Denver Bayliss gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore, a former cop who is now a prison guard. Whitmore's life is a mess, however: he shuts out his wife and can't relate to his son. As Bayliss' execution draws nearer, Whitmore clashes more and more with Lt. McMannis, his supervisor, over Bayliss' treatment. Bayliss gives Whitmore a new understanding of life by helping him come to terms with a traumatic past, and Whitmore helps Bayliss to make his peace with himself and the world.