一艘太空船在华盛顿附近的小镇坠毁，人们一觉醒来，发现身边的人变得冷漠而陌生。精神科医生卡罗尔（妮可•基德曼 饰）和助手本（丹尼尔•奎格 饰）几经周折，发现这种变化是因为感染了外星病毒。灾难不可控制的蔓延，感染的人越来越多，他们占领城市，设置隔离区，想把人类变成没有情感的怪物，卡罗尔带着儿子奥利弗开始逃亡，她惊奇地发现奥利弗正是拯救人类的希望。
在不久将来的2025年，奥西讯技术总工艾比·狄克逊，前往修理遏核电设备，根据神秘的线索和一些奇怪行为，艾比对该站两名员工的神智和身份产生了怀疑。
随着人类发展越来越快，产生的垃圾越来越多，环境污染也愈发严重。在全球倡导环保的情况下，PDR生物科技公司利用基因融合技术，创造出了号称能迅速消灭任何垃圾，且安全可控的“超级蟑螂”。公司负责人维克多野心勃勃，想要利用超级蟑螂改变世界，于是租下整艘货轮带着超级蟑螂向全球展示科技。没想到就在前往目的地途中，船上数十万只超级蟑螂突然失控，并疯狂攻击吞噬船上所有生物。
That day is seared into the memory of every human being on the planet: the day the world changed. First came the attack on the Philippines. Within days they spread, as though appearing out of nowhere, striking out at more islands, forging a foothold in the South Pacific. Then came the first attack on U.S. soil - Los Angeles - and the reality became clear: our world was at war once again, but this time with an enemy from beyond our galaxy. Now, months later, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as a mission to strike at a key enemy installation deep in enemy territory goes terribly wrong, and the Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit are scattered across the island of New Britain, leaderless, and facing impossible odds. Pacific Theater is the story of those Marines: fresh recruits who journey from their homes across the Pacific to the front lines. It is the story of John Blake, a charming Californian surfer who must find the strength to become a leader, Tracey Gleeson, a physics...
