因为一次意外，身经百战的杀手弗兰克（摩根·弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰）失手被抓，然而，在被押解的途中，弗兰克一行人竟然遭到了同伙的袭击，重伤的法警和弗兰克一同掉入了河中不知去向。
雷（约翰·库萨克 John Cusack 饰）带着儿子克里斯（Jamie Anderson 饰）准备进行一场有趣的野营，没想到河流中竟然飘来两名男子，正是法警与弗兰克两人。法警告诉雷，弗兰克是一名重刑犯，他嘱咐雷务必要将弗兰克送至法院。而弗兰克是一个有原则的杀手，他的原则就是无论如何一定要将目标置于死地。一边是执着正义的雷，一边是老奸巨猾的弗兰克，在这两人之间，一场没有硝烟的战争拉开了序幕。
Inspired by a true story, the action-comedy follows a wild man state cop (Scott) who shows up in a small town with a big meth problem and immediately butts heads with a strait-laced local deputy (Simmons) as they attempt to solve a murder.
Follows a ruthless hitman who, after narrowly escaping a fatal attempt on his life, betrays his gang in an effort to find forgiveness but ends up becoming a target himself.
