An action film at the core, the film revolves around a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team Leader and US war veteran, played by Dwayne Johnson, who assesses security for skyscrapers. While working on an assignment, he is framed for setting the tallest and most safest building in the world to fire. To make matters worse, his family is stuck in the same building. A wanted man on the run, he needs to clear out his name and rescue his family.