A couple on the verge of a nasty divorce attempt to sell their empty love nest and move on with their lives, separately. After a successful open house they are horrified to discover, days later, that a potential buyer didn't leave their home. While Alice is being held captive in the basement, the unannounced house guest moves in upstairs. She senses her capture is being kept a rebellious secret. She knows her way only way out if she can only get out alive.

 影片主線講述了19世紀一戶普通家庭來到芝加哥并奮斗的故事，影片后半一頭母牛碰倒了提燈點燃了大火，展現了驚人的火災場景。

 明朝年間，錦衣衛陸欽因罪被發配充軍，途中因緣際會，與樊英押送貪官張嵩回京指認通敵太監王公公。經過生死追逃，最終陸欽犧牲，張嵩抵京，卻被王公公處死于監牢。多年后，王公公被樊英擊殺，善惡終得報。

樹葉已經開始變了，但喬納森·魯斯特教授對即將到來的學期仍然準備不足。本周末，他正在為考古系的野外工作課程尋找合適的地點。在同行學者和雇工的幫助下，該團隊在拂曉時分出發。這次旅行為喬納森提供了一個難得的機會，讓他親自動手，成功可能意味著出版，也可能意味著終身教職。當一名助教神秘失蹤時，探險隊很快就脫軌了。很快，這群人發現自己處于現實和來世的交匯處，陷入了令人難忘的瘋狂之中。