Will Sawyer, a former FBI agent maimed in the line of duty and now a security consultant, travels to Hong Kong to assess the world's tallest and most advanced skyscraper just as a criminal group sets it ablaze as part of an extortion scheme. Trapped on the outside of the burning building, he discovers that his wife and children have been left inside, above the fire. With nothing but his wits, his prosthesis and absolute determination, he must scale the tower and defy all logic to rescue them while also being blamed for the attack. A dizzying action thriller with Dwayne Johnson, betting on the vertigo of heights and a father's instinct against the clock.