在纽约警署，泰尔尼家族声名赫赫。老弗朗西斯·泰尔尼（强·沃特 Jon Voight 饰）创下无数丰功伟绩，在黑白两道皆有很高声望，他的儿子小弗朗西斯（诺亚·艾默里奇 Noah Emmerich 饰）、雷（爱德华·诺顿 Edward Norton 饰）以及女婿吉米·伊根（柯林·法瑞尔 Colin Farrell 饰）也同样在警察的岗位上兢兢业业。某晚，正在参加橄榄球比赛的吉米突然得到噩耗，他所负责的辖区发生枪战，数名警员中弹身亡。在父亲的鼓励下，雷加入特别行动小组，开始追捕相关疑犯。...
In 1905, French seminarian Bruno Reidel is found guilty of murdering a child. At the request of the doctors observing him, he writes his memoirs to explain his action....
After his father's death, a young man spirals into insanity and childhood nightmares that bring his fears to life. The mind can be deadly, but toys can be killer....
