Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...
未来，随着科技的不断进步，人类医学也达到前所未有的高度。当你某个器官患有疾病时，不用担心自己会死于非命，也不必苦苦等待遥遥无期的捐赠器官，只要移植人造器官即可回归正常的生活。当然，天下没有免费的午餐，全新的器官伴随着高昂的购买金，受移植者一旦无法承担这笔费用，将面临被杀害并被夺走器官的悲惨命运。雷米（裘德·洛 Jude Law 饰）隶属这家销售器官的联盟公司，他的工作是追杀那些拖延还款的客人。凭借这份冷酷无情的工作，他过着养尊处优的生活。然而厄运突然降临，他因重病移植了联盟的人造心脏，更因无法偿还款项而遭
Mike Regan拥有他想要的一切：美满的家庭，一栋顶级的全智能别墅，而他的公司则将彻底改变航空业。直到他信赖的IT guy因为Regan一家的冷落而失去理智，开始跟踪他的女儿，监视他的生活，往日依赖的全智能家居和汽车系统如今成为最大的安全隐患。随着隐私的全面暴露，Regan一家陷入前所未有的恐慌，一场个人隐私和现代科技的博弈就此展开……
