Denzel Washington u uzbudljivom trileru Oscarom nagrađenog redatelja Roberta Zemeckisa (Castaway, Forrest Gump) glumi pilota Whipa Whitakera, koji u američkoj javnosti od miljenika nacije postane omražena pijandura. Nakon što je uspješno prizemljio padajući avion i tako spasio putnike od sigurne smrti, protiv Whitakera je pokrenuta istraga jer se sumnja da je noć prije leta konzumirao alkohol. Whitakeru ne preostaje ništa drugo nego borba za čast, ali i istinu.
Nakon19 godina bavljenja sportom kojeg je oduvijek volio, bejzbolski bacač, čiji vrhunac karijere je prošao, razmišlja o svom odnosu sa dugogodišnjom djevojkom i hvatačicom tijekom posljednjeg izlaska na teren.
Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining their new team as the starting pitcher. Although unwilling at first, Mihashi realizes that this is a place where he will be accepted for who he is; with help from the catcher Takaya Abe, he starts to have more confidence in his own abilities. Abe, seeing the potential in Mihashi, makes it a goal to help him become a pitcher worthy of being called an ace.
The story follows Murata, an office worker, who meets Ruriko, a vendor selling beer who looks like a gyaru. He becomes her first regular customer. Ruriko acts cold towards Murata, but she has an innocent personality that comes out when he is out of sight.
