沃特（丹泽尔•华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）是一名纽约地铁调度员，负责控制各条线路的调配运营。某日，一群恐怖分子劫持了地铁123号线，匪首雷德（约翰•屈伏塔 John Travolta 饰）为前美国雇佣兵，声言要提供1000万赎金才释放人质。巧的是，该数额正式保险金、商业贷款等提取的上限。地铁123号线在隧道里飞驰，乘警多人毙命，司机被挟持，乘客人人自危。沃特因工作失职被调离...
A dying mother, Sarah, tells her last wish to her eldest son, Drew, that he take his younger brother, Will, to the place they were born. Despite tragic family history, hope gives promise to the future...