Back in the mid 1900's Mexico was proud to have more world boxing champions in the small categories, than any other Country. Boxing was perhaps one of the few opportunities where a typical low income Mexican(75% of the population)could have success in life. Kids started boxing in their ghettos, a few of them made it to the Pro's and an even fewer amount got to be famous and earn good money from it. Those that got to the top soon found out that suddenly they had a great amount of people that surrounded them and helped them spend their money. But immersed in their new life styles they could never leave their origins and find a better future for them. This is what "Campeon sin Corona" tries to convey; a boxer that even when he has succeeded can not live up to his new status and prefers to be the same loser he was in his earlier years. There may not be in the Mexican Movies Industry a picture that better displays the way of thinking and acting of the vast majority of Mexicans of the 20th Century....
量古生物学学家瑞克•马绍尔（威尔•法瑞尔 Will Ferrell 饰）提出了时光旅行的设想，并征得1500万美元的经费专门开发穿越时空的超光速粒子仪。然而公众对此并不买帐，反而对其大肆嘲笑和抨击。3年来，瑞克无奈窝在一所小学里教书，自暴自弃。某天，来自剑桥的美丽女子霍莉（安娜•弗莱尔 Anna Friel 饰）找到瑞克，她展示了一块不可思议的化石，以此鼓励瑞克继续他的研究。
重获信心的瑞克最终制造出超光速粒子仪，他和霍莉来到化石的发现地，准备进行时光旅行的测试。在有些神经质的威尔（丹尼•麦克布莱德 Danny McBride 饰）的带领下，他们划着皮筏漂流。不料一场强烈地震突然袭来，三人被狂卷的波涛带入一个未知的世界，一场充满惊险和刺激的探险就此展开……...
