查利（克里夫·罗伯逊CliffRobertson饰）虽然已经是一名30岁的成年男子了，但是因为患有智力障碍，他的言行举止都宛若一个6岁的孩童。白天，查利在面包房靠着做清洁工来赚取微薄的薪水养活自己，这份工作除了非常辛苦以外，查理还必须忍受同伴们的嘲笑和欺侮。晚上，查利回去夜校上课，他的老师爱丽丝（克莱尔·布鲁姆ClaireBloom饰）对查利非常的好。为了帮查利治病，爱丽丝找到了专门进行大脑实验的神经学家理查德（LeonJanney饰）和安娜（莉莉娅·斯卡拉LiliaSkala饰），查利作为实验对象接受了两人的治疗，谁知道治疗效果拔群，查利不仅完全病愈，而且获得了超高的智商。

　　When a shower of massive meteors threatens an extinction level event on Earth, the world's greatest minds devise a dangerous plan that will take the planet off its axis in order to avoid the impact.

KateParkshasspentthepastyearontourpromotingherbook,anin-depthlookattheattemptedcoverupofherhusband’sdeathinaplanecrash.Nowallshewantsistoreturnhometoherdaughter,15-year-oldSamantha.Butwhenapowerfulsolarflarestrikesherflighthome,killingthepilot,knockingouttheco-pilotandfryingalltheelectronicsystemsontheplane,itlookslikeshemaynotgetthere.Aspanicsetsinamongthepassengers,KateworkswithflightattendantJaketomanagethegrowingchaosandtensionontheplaneasshetriestokeep30,000tonsofsteelhurtlingthroughtheairat500milesperhour.Flyingblind,Katetriestofindawaytocommunicatewithairtrafficcontrol-onewayoranother,thisplaneiscomingdown.Withthepassengers’livesontheline,Katewillhavetofindawaytolandsafely...orneverseeherdaughteragain.

Afterachildgoesmissing,anewlysoberdetectivesuspectsthathissponsorhasasuperpowerthatmakesanimals,objects,andhumansdisappearinhisbutt.