The film tells the story of a young accountant (Herrán) on remand pending trial for embezzlement and possibly facing 10 to 20 years in prison, a disproportionate sentence for the nature of his crime. However, this is 1977 and inside the Modelo prison it is a case of survival of the fittest. Despite everything working against his acquittal, the young man refuses to dive up and joins a group of prisoners preparing to demand amnesty. If things are changing outside the prison, they must also change inside. This becomes COPEL, the Coordination of Fighting Prisoners.
因父亲被害,14岁的玛蒂·罗斯(海莉·斯坦菲尔德 Hailee Steinfeld 饰)抵达案发地史密斯堡,作为长女代表家人处理后事。杀死父亲的凶手汤姆·切尼已不知去向,在这枯燥又忙碌的西部小镇上,没人关心杀死异乡人的逃犯何时落网。玛蒂决定自己雇佣警察为父亲报仇,经人介绍,她选择与醉醺醺的警长罗斯特·考波恩(杰夫·布里吉斯 Jeff Bridges 饰)合作,同时,一名来自德克萨斯的骑警拉博夫(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰)亦希望抓获汤姆·切尼,好在德州获得高额悬赏,为了让切尼在本地被正法,玛蒂必须在拉博夫之前抓到杀父仇人。成熟而坚强的玛蒂与罗斯特踏入了保留地,在那里有众多不法之徒,以及暂时逍遥法外的仇人……
故事讲述的是主角华清、李虞,一对昔日的情人,因为父辈结下的江湖恩仇只能放下前情,在万般不愿下他们选择接下父辈的遗志,欲将彼此置于死地!但他们并没有一味地厮杀,而是将矛头指向共同的敌人疯鹅,欲先除外患在绝内忧,因此他们利用对方达到彼此的目的,他们不知的是,螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后,眼看华清、李虞即将达成彼此目的之时,他们却被最亲信的手下——军师出卖,命悬一线间,这对昔日的情人只得选择亡命天涯,但军师对他们追杀的大网却早已撒开……