威尔·蒙哥马利（尼古拉斯·凯奇 Nicolas Cage 饰）的四人盗窃团伙在一次行窃银行金库时被埋伏在现场的FBI逮个正着，同伙文森特在混乱中中枪，而威尔将赃款付之一炬后独自被捕。八年后，威尔出狱，迎接他的是怀疑他当年私藏赃款的FBI探员安德森，以及女儿艾莉森（ 萨米·盖尔 Sami Gayle 饰）的敌视，威尔心力憔悴之际突然收到了文森特绑架艾莉森的消息。原来当年行窃失败后文森特陷入潦倒，为了讨还一千万中属于自己的部分他绑架了艾莉森。威尔试图向FBI求助却不被安德森信任，无奈只得独自拯救女儿，为此他不惜找到当年的搭档蕾莉(玛琳·阿克曼 Malin Akerman 饰)，准备再次犯案……In New Orleans, the notorious bank thief and family man Will Montgomery steals $10m with his partners Vincent, Riley Jeffers and Hoyt. However, he has an argument with Vincent in the runaway and Hoyt leaves Will behind. He tries to flee but the FBI agent Tim Harlend organizes a manhunt and Will is captured, but he burns the stolen money to get rid of the evidence against him. Eight years later, Will leaves the prison and he goes to the house of his teenage daughter Alison Loeb, who has issues against him. Alison leaves Will alone in a coffee shop and takes a cab to go to a session with her shrink. However, a couple of minutes later, Will receives a phone call from Vincent, who is presumed dead, telling that he has abducted Alison and will kill her unless he receives the $10m of the last robbery. Now Will has twelve hours to find a way to rescue his daughter from the hands of the psychopath Vincent.