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...
前工程师斯科特（保罗·路德 Paul Rudd 饰）由于劫富济贫进了监狱，出狱后的他为了争取看望女儿的权利又走上了盗窃之路。没想到一次意外的偷盗事件让他成为了新一代“蚁人”，老蚁人汉克.皮姆博士（迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰）成为了他的导师，可皮姆博士的女儿霍普（伊万杰琳·莉莉 Evangeline Lilly 饰）却并不看好他。但是危机迫在眉睫，为了对付强大的敌人拯救世界，斯科特不得不叫来自己的一帮狐朋狗友帮助自己完成一个不可能完成的任务。而取得任务的成功也是斯科特挽回女儿的关键，屌丝能否逆袭就看最后一击。
Robbins is sentenced to prison for the assassination of his general officer, a prison you leave only when you die. Since nobody ever leaves the prison, nobody knows what the prison is like. The prison manager realizes this and buys himself an island playground called "Absolom," where the worst prisoners are free to create an isolated barbaric society, and where the strongest men rule...a living hell. Robbins is sent to Absolom after he almost kills the prison manager.
在一所由才华横溢、富有远见的史蒂夫·艾纳斯蒂（克里斯·海姆斯沃斯饰）管理的先进监狱里，囚犯们佩戴着一种通过外科手术连接的装置，通过该装置注射一定剂量改变心智的药物，以换取减刑。没有酒吧，没有牢房，也没...
Freder（Gustav Fröhlich 饰）是大都会主宰 Joh Fredersen（Alfred Abel 饰）的儿子。经一位圣洁姑娘（Brigitte Helm 饰）启示，Freder 来到地下目睹了在此劳作的劳工们悲惨的境遇。Freder 向父亲进言，想改变劳工们的处境。但 Joh 不为所动，却对从劳工们身上发现的地图感到忧虑。为弄清地图所示，Joh 不得不向老对头 Rotwang（Rudolf Klein-Rogge 饰）求教。地图所示究竟为何地？劳工们为何要去那里？
