摩西（克里斯蒂安·贝尔 Christian Bale 饰）和法老拉美西斯二世（乔尔·埃哲顿 Joel Edgerton 饰）是情同手足的好兄弟，彼此之间感情十分要好。摩西得到了神的旨意，决心将成千上万的犹太人民从水深火热的生活之中解救出来，他向拉美西斯寻求帮助，然而，这位好友却十分坚决地拒绝了他。不仅如此，拉美西斯还对犹太人进行了惨无人道的屠杀。 为了惩罚拉美西斯的暴行，神在埃及降下了“十灾”，一时间，埃及陷入了混乱与死亡的阴影之中，然而，拉美西斯并没有因此而有所醒悟，最终，他和摩西成为了宿敌。摩西知道何为自己的使命，他带领着四十万希伯来人踏上了漫漫旅途，寻找一片属于他们的家园。
Lois Ames is devoted to her job as the editor of a magazine, and her wealthy husband Fred is equally dedicated to polo and parties. Lois's long hours drive her secretary to quit, and she replaces her with Tom Sheridan, who happens to be in the office demonstrating a rowing machine. Tom likes the work and continues to advance until he is indispensable to Lois. Ruth Holman, Tom's fiancée, is jealous of Tom's relationship with Lois and with some reason, as he is falling in love with her. In the meantime, Fred is having an affair with Ann Le Maire, a woman whose interests are closer to his own. Because he feels his love for Lois is hopeless, Tom quits his job and plans his marriage to Ruth. Lois tries to patch things up with Fred, but he suggests that they divorce instead. On Tom's last night, Lois keeps him working late. Ruth is furious and storms up to the office where Lois and Tom are dining. She threatens to tell Lois's husband about their relationship, which leaves the way clear for Lois to announce her pending divorce. Ruth breaks off her engagement to Tom, and he immediately asks Lois to marry him.
艾希曼（托马斯·克莱舒曼 Thomas Kretschmann 饰）出生在德国一个平凡的家庭之中，因为样貌的原因，艾希曼小时候常常被耻笑为犹太人，因此他对犹太人这一种族有着别样的厌恶。第二次世界大战期间，艾希曼得到了希特勒的赏识，后者将重要的犹太人迁移计划交给了艾希曼负责。在1937到1942年间，大部分的犹太人运送和屠杀计划都是经由艾希曼的双手制定和实施的。 二战结束之后，纳粹的落败让艾希曼开始了他漫长的逃亡生活，然而在1961年，艾希曼还是被情报部门的摩萨德发现了下落，艾希曼遭到了秘密逮捕。由于这场逮捕并没有法律支持，在国际上引起了争议，造成了外交纠纷。
