历经数年牢狱之灾，影子（瑞奇·惠特尔 Ricky Whittle 饰）终于迎来重获自由的时刻，可是他并不因此而快乐。妻子劳拉（艾米莉·布朗宁 Emily Browning 饰）数日前死于车祸，回家路上又遭遇自称“星期三”（伊恩·麦柯肖恩 Ian McShane 饰）的男人的不断纠缠。最终，影子受雇于星期三，成为对方的保镖。原来星期三的真实身份是北欧之神奥丁，由于现代文明的飞速发展，古老的神祇渐渐被人遗忘，而以手枪、毒品、娱乐为代表的新神迅速崛起。后者无所不用其极想将旧神驱逐，而奥丁作为旧神的代表则四处寻找伙伴，对抗新神的欺凌。繁华时代，神与神的战争拉开序幕…… 　　本片根据尼尔•盖曼的同名原作改编。Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, he is greeted by a strange man in the seat next to him. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.