Plot Summary:Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones. Pretending to be cops, Smith and Jones kidnap Lynn and confront Gene with a simple choice -- kill California governor Eleanor Grant in 90 minutes or less, or Lynn will die. Watson is given a gun, six bullets, and a name tag, and he is told to go to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and kill Eleanor, who is giving an afternoon speech. While Jones is watching Lynn in a van, Smith watches Watson in order to prevent Watson from alerting the authorities. Watson must quickly find some way to get himself and Lynn out of this seemingly impossible situation.
韦斯顿(约翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp 饰)的前妻去世了,带着小女儿琳恩(Courtney Chase 饰),悲伤的父女二人远赴洛杉矶,准备参加前妻的葬礼。令韦斯顿没有想到的是,刚刚抵达目的地,他和女儿便遭到了绑架。绑架他们的一男一女分别名叫史密斯(克里斯托弗·沃肯 Christopher Walken 饰)和琼斯(罗马·玛菲娅 Roma Maffia 饰)。 绑匪告诉韦斯顿,在七十分钟的时限内,韦斯顿必须杀掉加州州长格兰特(玛莎·马森 Marsha Mason 饰),否则的话,他的女儿将性命不保。一边是无辜的州长,一边是心爱的女儿,韦斯顿会做出怎样的选择?随着事件的发展,韦斯顿惊讶的发现,策划这整起时间的罪魁祸首不是别人,竟是州长最信任的手下。