It tells the story of a therapy group that is forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive.
An ambitious newspaper reporter (Dick Powell), eager to scoop the competition, wishes he could know the news before it happens. A mysterious old man (John Philliber) grants the reporter that power, even as he cautions against using it. Now able to predict the news 24 hours in advance, the reporter goes about scooping all the other papers, picking sure-fire winners at the race track, and enjoying life... until he learns -- in advance, of course -- of his own death. Our hero's problem How can he keep the future from happening(imdb) 主人公每天晚上都收到一份次日早上出版的报纸,他获悉自己在数小时内即将毙命,然而他却幸存下来了。(乔治·萨杜尔《世界电影史》)
波士顿,一位深受爱戴的牧师神秘被杀,子弹交错穿过脑壳,死相极为惨烈,传言处刑人所为。负责此案的依旧是警察格林利、达菲和多利,但他们对此一筹莫展。幸有智慧性感的FBI特工尤妮斯・布鲁姆(朱莉•本茨 Julie Benz 饰)破解了处刑人的杀人手法。因10年前波士顿血案,异卵双生兄弟康纳(肖恩•派特里克•弗兰纳里 Sean Patrick Flanery 饰)和墨菲(诺曼•瑞杜斯 Norman Reedus 饰),随领袖父亲诺亚(比利•康诺利 Billy Connolly 饰)隐居在爱尔兰的乡村。此案一出,两兄弟削发明志,重新出山。期间,他们收服了墨西哥人罗密欧(小克利夫顿•克林斯 Clifton Collins Jr. 饰)。后者凭借机灵的头脑、出众的拳脚,战胜了人高马大的对手。虽然将对手置于死地有些残酷,但是兄弟俩觉得对味,并设计拉他入伙。这组搭档与美女特工都踏上征讨处刑人的危险之旅……