影片讲述了一对年轻情侣生活的城市因为暴乱引发一座核反应的工厂着火，预计在六个小时后爆炸，整个城市都会受到殃及，这对情侣在面临生命只剩六个小时的时间内，所表现的绝望，挣扎。

二战纳粹德国的高压统治下，德国男孩与犹太男孩在合唱队中相遇，先是两人爱上同一位迷人美妇，继而又要躲避纳粹的追捕，纯真而勇敢的两人势必要经历一场与众不同的成人礼。

当他的女朋友离开他去当明星四分卫时，一名大学生开始破坏他曾经崇敬的运动员。

《伸冤人》原是一档于1985—1989年期间在美国CBS电视台播出的犯罪系列剧集。剧中，爱德华·伍德华德扮演的私家侦探是一位老练的前政府特工，为了弥补过去所犯下的过错，而与法律系统的漏洞过失进行斗争。电影版《伸冤人》将由索尼影业与Escape Artists公司联合制作，两家公司此前合作过《当幸福来敲门》、《七磅》、《骑劫地下铁》等影片。影片计划于今年晚些时候开机，2014年4月11日上映。 据悉，科洛将出演的角色原本是一名20多岁的妓女，但由于丹泽尔对此次选角相当满意，所以片方将对科洛的角色进行一些重新设定。

A failed, recluse director, Max, moves from New York City to a small seaside town after his wife's death. He struggles with his parental role over his son. Eddie, meanwhile, is becoming increasingly involved in the not-so-underground culture of drugs, promiscuous sex, and gang violence that lies there.The chasm between them seems to be growing despite Max's best efforts. Max jogs in the mornings and routinely passes a psychic. She spontaenously predicts that one night a serial killer will attack Eddie on the beach.Eddie is sampling various drugs with his friend, Smiley, and having unprotected sex. He ignores the advice of his father as a rule and seems beyond hope of redemption in the eyes of mainstream society. He shows potential for betterment when he prevents the murder of a rival gang member. Max saves Eddie from the serial killer.