After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Although he tries to bring the motto of the ruling party to town (modernity, peace and progress) he realizes soon that there's nothing to do against corruption... except to become corrupt. Step by step, helped by his pistol, Juan Vargas becomes the law and the worst Major in the town's history.　　　　故事讲述墨西哥农民杀死腐败的前市长后，不幸的看门人阿瓦尔加斯在墨西哥中部被任命为一个沙漠镇的新市长，他努力提倡执政党的新意识，到任不久就立下反对腐败的座右铭，但反对也开始变得腐败，一步步在他的枪手帮助下，阿瓦尔加斯成为法郎和镇上历史最恶劣的一页。

沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得，密集的枪声和巨大的爆炸声撕裂了高档住宅区的宁静。针对西方人的恐怖袭击导致上百人死亡，甚至联邦特工人员也在混乱中丧生。这一事件使原本矛盾重重、暗流涌动的国际局势再次紧张起来。FBI派出探员罗纳德·弗鲁瑞（杰米·福克斯 Jamie Foxx 饰）及其小队前往沙特，他们要在5天之内找到幕后的指使者。然而调查比想象中更加困难，沙特当局似乎不愿美国插手“国家内务”，FBI探员不仅要应付恐怖分子设下的重重障碍，还要试图克服来自沙特官方的阻挠与干扰。　　为了达成共有的目标，身处不同文化背景的两国调查人员渐渐达成共识，而这一时刻危险正偷偷向他们逼近……