千钧一发

未来的世界，科技的力量胜过一切，基因决定命运，几乎成为金科玉律。不幸文森特（伊桑•霍克 Ethan Hawke 饰）是一个基因不良的人，出生以来就决定了他近视和心脏病的缺陷，他只能活到30岁。于是父母为文森特增添了一个有着优良基因的弟弟。 　　文森特的梦想是漫游太空，然而恶劣的基因令他无法圆梦，直到他遇到了太空中心的杰罗姆（裘德•洛 Jude Law 饰）。杰罗姆有优秀的基因，却在一次意外中半身瘫痪。二人决定调换身份，文森特千方百计隐藏自己的基因信息，每天都认真清洗掉自己的皮屑毛发，不暴露任何蛛丝马迹。另一方面，杰罗姆帮他筹备进入太空前需要检查的基因物品。事情进展得非常顺利，然而一桩谋杀案和一根睫毛，让事情节外生枝。In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of the underclass of humans that are only useful for menial jobs. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen who is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident. With professional advice, Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. Just when he is finally scheduled for a space mission, his program director is killed and the police begin an investigation, jeopardizing his secret.