Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
An oil company is drilling in a small town and suddenly they face volcanic eruption. This seems a small event at first sight but soon it becomes clear that it is the start of a long chain of eruptions. In the movie we see people rushing to save their lives and gradually it becomes a global phenomena that has ability to enfulf the whole globe
故事发生在维多利亚时期（约1836-1901），讲述了博士的好朋友Amy Pond和Rory Williams被哭泣的天使带走后他自己经历的一段低迷难过的时期，而后来又是如何走出来的。
21世纪末，人类的科技水平已高度发达，克隆人技术和宇宙航行早已实现，不再是梦想。与此同时，许多科学家仍孜孜不倦追索着人类起源的秘密与真相。通过对许多古老文明的考察与对比，科学家伊丽莎白·肖（Noomi Rapace 饰）和查理·赫洛维（Logan Marshall-Green 饰）发现，人类可能是来自一个遥远星系的外星人创造的。在Weyland公司资助下，他们乘坐维克丝（查理兹·塞隆 Charlize Theron 饰）所掌管的宇宙飞船普罗米修斯号前往那颗未知的星球。 经过对当地的考察，地球人的设想成功得到印证。可是他们贸然探查“神的秘密”的行为，也将自己引入万劫不复的深渊……
