从小就拥有杂技表演天赋的菲利普·帕特（约瑟夫·高登-莱维特 Joseph Gordon-Levitt 饰）在街头卖艺时，邂逅美丽的街头音乐女孩安妮（夏洛特·莱本 Charlotte Le Bon 饰）。偶然的机会，菲利普得知纽约世贸双子大厦即将竣工。从此，菲利普就萌生了在这两座摩天大厦间走钢索的的想法。然而这疯狂的“艺术犯罪”却遭到了一系列的质疑和误解，但这并没有击垮菲利普的坚定信念，他深入调...
Hart plans an innovative action film with unscripted, unexpected scenes to cement his legacy as the greatest. However, a blind spot leads him to fall victim to a vengeful plot from his past....