Daniel E. Sutherland (Tom Cruise) from New York is a fireman, a widower and
a loving father of his young daughter. One day, on his way from SuperBowl
final match, he is kidnapped by unknown gang of Hell´s Kitchen brothas and
he is imprisoned in empty room and without any explanation. He spends 15
years in that room, so he misses fourteen Superbowls and three U.S.
president elections (and he suffers because he cannot fulfil his patriotic
obligations). During these years he secretly uses a coffee spoon to dig a
hole through the wall (and he hides that hole behind a huge poster of Ivana
Trump). One day he finally escapes and makes his way through a rainy night
into the nearest McDonald's, meets a beautiful young salesgirl named Mida
(Anne Hathaway) and offers a quarterpounder with cheese (he missed it so
much!). He happily falls asleep with half-eaten quarterpounder still in his
mouth.
Daniel E. Sutherland falls in love with Mida (who is oddly familiar to him
and he does not know why) and together they try to investigate the cause of
that mysterious abduction. Meanwhile, the leader of the kidnappers, Lee
Wolfjingle (Andy Serkis), not knowing that Daniel has escaped, finishes his
plan taht he prepared for a long time - the assassination of American
president. But Daniel E. Sutherland pursues him and knocks out many of his
sidekicks (in a dramatical fightscene in the lobby of Ramada Inn, and with
many CGI effects). Daniel threatens last of the sidekicks with a dental
tweezers and worried sidekick tells Daniel about Wolfjingle's hideous plan:
the assassination has to take place tonight, during the final Superbowl
match, where the president is going to be as a special guest.
Daniel E. Sutherland rushes to the stadium, finds the president (Morgan
Freeman's cameo), performs a fluent jump to block a bullet, that was just
fired by Lee Wolfjingle from the opposite stand, and saves president's life.
The president is very grateful, uses an American flag to bind Daniel's bleed
ing wound and declare him as an American Hero. One hundred thousand people
see it on the huge screen, they exalt and applaud and the American anthem
plays.
But there is still Lee Wolfjingle to catch. Daniel (with a little help from
S.W.A.T.) chases him in a thrilling car chase on Madison Avenue. And finally
they meet face to face. During the dramatic battle on the roof of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park shocking secrets of the past are
revealed. SPOILERS AHEAD! Lee Wolfjingle is Daniel's former classmate from
High school and his full name is Lee Wolfjingle Osvald. He was constantly
bullied during his school years, so he decided to revenge - to imprison all
of his former classmates and to prove to world that he is also able to
assassinate American presidents just like his father.
But Daniel E. Sutherland is a brave warrior, he takes advantage in the
battle and Lee Wolfjingle Osvald finds himself leaning over the edge of the
roof, Daniel holds his tie to prevent him from falling. In this position Lee
Wolfjingle Osvald tells Daniel that salesgirl Mida is actually Daniel's
daughter (Daniel didn't see her for such a long time so he didn't recognize
her). Surprised Daniel releases the tie and Lee Wolfjingle Osvald is falling
down...
Epilogue: We see Daniel and his daughter among galloping mustangs on their
ranch in Texas, where they want to compensate all those years of separation.