地球将被一颗小行星撞击,还有三周就是世界末日了,人们各自用自己的方式度过最后的日子,有的忙着分手,有的忙着陪家人,有的忙着完成心愿。道格(史蒂夫·卡瑞尔 Steve Carell 饰)妻子第一时间跑掉了,留下他百无聊赖,恰好碰到女邻居佩妮(凯拉·耐特丽 Keira Knightley 饰)因为错过回家机票在窗下哭泣,两人就此结识。佩妮把错投递到他家的许多信还给道格,道格发现里面有几个月前初恋女友写来的,佩妮万分愧疚,决定帮助道格赶去见初恋女友一面,两人开车上路,一路相处甚欢,直到发现世界末日到来时,想陪在身边的人是彼此……An asteroid named "Matilda" is on a collision course towards Earth and in three weeks the world will come to an absolute end. What would you do if your life and the world were doomed? One man decides to spend his time searching for his long lost love from high school during the coming catastrophe.