雲信(湯告魯斯飾),一個精明狡猾,頭腦冷靜的職業殺手;麥克斯(占美霍士飾),一個生活安穩,待人以誠的的士司機。二人膚色一黑一白,在人生路上各走極端,但今夜,情況似乎有異…
職業殺手雲信看準麥克斯對街道的熟悉,以高價包車並威迫麥克斯在一個不足十小時的晚上,接送他到五個地方,殺死五個目標人物。麥克斯想盡辦法逃走,卻令更多無辜的人死去。二人在的士車廂內,生死互相牽引,命運從此改寫…
In an imaginary world where vehicles are the citizens, one underdog cabbie attempts to become king of the road in his hometown, Gasket City. He soon discovers that staying true to oneself is a greater pursuit than personal glory. When threatened by elitist attitudes and mobster trucks, can one unglamorous black and yellow ‘local zero’ rise to the challenge and become a ‘global hero’?
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the microphone is live, the two stage a debate on democracy versus monarchy broadcast back to the Prince's homeland. A plebiscite there puts Henry out of a job. Flying to Milwaukee to become a beer salesman, he meets Bacall on the seat next to his, but a tap on his shoulder means he must give up his seat (and dream) to Bogie.