A boy is haunted by terrifying nightmares where a monster lurks inside the closet. To his relief, his father appears in the middle of the night helping him to face his fears. But the boy will begin to question the true nature of these apparitions, having to face the truth about his father's destiny and the evil force that threatens to consume him.
A group of world leaders awakens a creature beneath the ocean floor, and mankind's only hope rests on an alliance between the giant ape and his mechanical arch-nemesis.
故事发生在堪萨斯州的一个小城里，当地的一名专替黑帮打官司的律师查理（约翰•库萨克 John Cusack 饰）平时运气平平，圣诞前夜却交了天大的好运。他和律师楼的拍档维克（比利•鲍伯•松顿 Billy Bob Thornton 饰）从当地黑帮老大比尔（兰迪•奎德 Randy Quaid 饰）那里弄到整整两百万美金！两人打算在圣诞节那天就携款远走高飞，查理还打算带上自己的红颜知己雷纳塔（康妮•尼尔森 Connie Nielsen 饰）一起。两人的美梦却在圣诞节当天被一场暴风雪击得粉碎。因为暴风雪的原因，当地的交通完全瘫痪，所有人都被困在了这个小城镇。眼看着比尔派来的杀手在步步逼近，警察也在追寻他们，查理和维克怎样度过这个风雪圣诞夜？
