曾經(jīng)名噪一時(shí)的女明星羅賓·懷特（羅賓·懷特 Robin Wright 飾）早已過氣，45歲的她因?yàn)閳?zhí)拗和任性毀掉的很多機(jī)會，也讓公司老板杰夫（丹尼·赫斯頓 Danny Huston 飾）漸漸失去了耐心。杰夫逼迫她簽下演員生涯最后一份合約，從此羅賓的名字和三維掃描后的虛擬 形象只能出現(xiàn)在公司的展示墻上和數(shù)字時(shí)代的電影中。羅賓起初極度抵制，但在經(jīng)紀(jì)人艾爾（哈威·凱特爾 Harvey Keitel 飾）的竭力勸說下，同時(shí)考慮到兒子亞倫（柯蒂·斯密特-麥菲 Kodi Smit-McPhee 飾）的狀況，這個(gè)倔強(qiáng)的女人選擇妥協(xié)。20年后，羅賓驅(qū)車前往亞伯拉荷馬參加未來學(xué)大會，而那里是一個(gè)全動(dòng)畫封鎖區(qū)。以動(dòng)畫形象示人的羅賓將經(jīng)歷一次難忘的旅程……　　本片根據(jù)波蘭科幻、哲學(xué)、未來學(xué)作家斯坦尼斯拉夫·萊姆的短篇小說改編。

　　喪尸危機(jī)爆發(fā)后，一家人躲到一處偏僻的農(nóng)場。然而，當(dāng)他們在這個(gè)荒涼的世界求生時(shí)，隱藏多年的痛苦秘密給這家人造成了巨大陰影。

　　三年前的 8 月 31 日，突如其來的“侵略者”，—艘巨大的“母艦”降落至東京上空，世界似乎迎來了終結(jié)……在那之后，絕望融入了日常生活，巨大的圓盤飄浮在上空的世界持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在。小山門出、中川凰蘭兩個(gè)高中少女，在這個(gè)走向終結(jié)的世界中，揮灑著自己的青春時(shí)代。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.