毫无征兆的夜晚,黑暗突然降临。这宛如鬼魅的黑暗,吞噬掉大都会中所有的能源。随着能源的丧失,人类也宛如蒸发了一般凭空消失,只留下衣服和随身物品,宣告着他们一曾存在。白日缩短,黑夜延长,少数的幸存者仍试图对抗逡巡四周的死神。在一家尚有光亮的小酒馆里,电视台主持人卢克(海登·克里斯滕森 Hayden Christensen 饰)、孤僻的放映师保罗(约翰·雷吉扎莫 John Leguizamo 饰)、寻找尚在襁褓中孩子的临床医师罗斯玛丽(桑迪·牛顿 Thandie Newton 饰)以及12岁的黑人男孩詹姆斯(雅克布·拉铁摩尔 Jacob Latimore 饰)聚集于此。 芝加哥似乎是他们最后的希望,他们必须想尽一切办法逃离永恒黑暗的吞噬……
In the backwoods of Ontario lies a town called Kinmount. This little hamlet of only a few hundred residents no longer has a gas station or a school; however, thanks to the singular vision of local septuagenarian Keith Stata, what it does boast is a five-screen cinema palace and memorabilia museum—one that welcomes upwards of 50,000 visitors every summer.
Follows the horrific event that has captivated the public's attention for almost 50 years, as well as a more comprehensive narrative about Los Angeles, the American dream, and the situations in which justice might or not be effective.