The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

本故事改编自《纽约时报》年度受欢迎小说——2008年的同名作品。故事里面Adrien Brody饰演曼哈顿一位作家Porter Wren，是一名原本是模范父亲及丈夫。他应一位陌生女子的求助去追查其神秘遇害的丈夫，却逐步坠入桃色纠纷之中。JB饰演其妻子Lisa Wren。 影片由Brian DeCubellis导演，其他演员包括Jennifer Beals、澳大利亚演员Yvonne Strahovski以及和JB大人多次合作的Campbell Scott、曾获艾美奖最佳女主角的Linda Lavin以及英国演员Steven Berkoff。