伊森（汤姆·克鲁斯TomCruise饰）曾是任职于特殊部门的秘密特工，自从一位名叫茱莉亚（米歇尔·莫娜汉MichelleMonaghan饰）的美丽女子出现在他的生命里后，伊森决定金盆洗手，卸甲归ddd。遗憾的是，好景不长，幸福的生活还没过多久，伊森便接到了徒弟林德赛（凯丽·拉塞尔KeriRussell饰）被死对头戴维恩（菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼PhilipSeymourHoffman饰）掳走的消息。戴维恩冷酷又凶残，林德赛落入他的手中可谓是凶多吉少。为了解救林德赛，伊森重操旧业，他组织了一支精干的特工小组，向着目标人物发起了进攻。让伊森没有想到的是，戴维恩的真正目标并不是林德赛，而是茱莉亚，当爱妻落入敌手之时，伊森会做出怎样的反击

Ethan (Tom Cruise) was once a secret agent working for a special department. After the beautiful woman played by Michelle Monaghan (Michelle Monaghan) appeared in his life, Ethan decided to wash his hands in the golden basin. Unfortunately, the good times don't last long, and the happy life didn't take long before Ethan received his apprentice Lindsey (Keri Russell) who was killed by his rival Davey (Philip Seymour Hoffman). News of the abduction. Davyn is cruel and brutal, and Lindsay falls into his hands. In order to rescue Lindsay, Ethan returned to his old business. He organized a team of elite agents and launched an attack on the target person. To Ethan's surprise, David's real target is not Lindsay, but Julia. When his beloved wife falls into the enemy's hands, what kind of counterattack will Ethan make