Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between some containers. If he is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the vessel, Dumitru is at risk to be thrown overboard. Joel decides to hide him, as a sign of his gratitude towards God. Soon, a dangerous cat and mouse game begins. When his crew, his own friends, even God itself start to turn their backs on him, Joel learns that he has to face his cruel destiny alone.
李（凯特·玛拉 Kate Mara 饰）是一名出色的企业问题分析解决专家，专门四处奔波，被陷入了困境的大企业出谋划策。某一日，她接受了一个极度机密的任务，被带到了一个无人知晓的神秘研究室，在那里，关着她需要解决的“问题”，然而，让李没有想到的是，这个人人谈之而色变的难题，竟然是一个叫摩根（安雅·泰勒·乔伊 Anya Taylor-Joy 饰）年轻女孩。 摩根虽然看似普通，但实际上却是生物工程学所研究出的杰出作品，她没有父亲，没有母亲，是由单纯的DNA进化而来。摩根拥有着极为敏捷的行动，异常聪慧的头脑，相当惊人的生长速度，这一切让科学家们很快就感受到了强大的威胁。