Cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx) has led a routine life over the past twelve years transporting people around town in his cab. But this day, his life takes a terrific turn when Vincent (Tom Cruise) hires his services. Vincent is a hit-man hired by a drug cartel who wants five witnesses killed urgently to stop being indicted by a federal grand jury. Vincent forces Max to drive him from one destination...

Cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx) has led a routine life over the past twelve years transporting people around town in his cab. But this day, his life takes a terrific turn when Vincent (Tom Cruise) hires his services. Vincent is a hit-man hired by a drug cartel who wants five witnesses killed urgently to stop being indicted by a federal grand jury. Vincent forces Max to drive him from one destination to another while both the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI chase them around. Will Max survive the night?