萬圣節前一天，五名狂歡節員工被綁架挾持到一個稱為“肅殺世界”的孤立院子。在萬圣節時，他們會被扔進一個名叫“31”的虐待狂的游戲中，他們將面對一群穿得像小丑一樣的瘋子。然而，小丑并不是唯一需要擔心的，一個更宏大的邪教儀式和更殘酷的陰謀將被喚醒......

　　As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....

影片取材自境外幸存人質真實自救經歷。                                                                      　　駐外記者馬笑（肖央 飾）和志愿醫生潘文佳（齊溪 飾）夫婦，陪同工程師苗峰（鄭愷 飾）赴郊區修理基站，當地局勢突變。三人一路躲避恐怖組織的無差別襲擊，最終還是被綁架淪為人質，并在獄中結識了華僑商人周偉杰（任達華 飾）。面對恐怖分子聞所未聞的屠殺暴行和以命換錢的勒索，他們歷經105天，展開了一場驚心動魄的自救逃生。

　　記者玲（李心潔飾）的男友Peter獲得一宗刑事案件的新聞線報，前去取證途中突然遭遇交通事故意外身亡。玲覺得事有蹊蹺，調查后發現一宗模特命案。女模特Helen裸死于家中浴缸，富豪之子張承志沒有不在場證據，但事件竟被警方低調處理，張承志的相關證據也被消除。玲為不愿男友枉死，誓要調查出事件真相，但報社總編輯曾達時（梁家輝飾）卻不愿為玲伸出援手。無奈之下，玲只好求助常常被追債的飛(黃秋生飾)與馬仔(葛民灰)幫助她調查真相。飛原來是警察出身，在調查中，他發現Peter的死因確有蹊蹺。隨著調查的進行，黑暗中的黑手不斷想將玲置于死地，究竟事件的真相能否登上報紙的A1頭條？真相與言論自由的賽跑，在香港的午夜開始。