When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

An ex-professor and her gang of student radicals kidnap a famous news anchor and force him to read the 'real news' live on the internet.

A lonely young woman is selected as a finalist in an international competition to send four civilians to Mars, forever.