December 30th, 1999... is it the end of the world or the beginning of a new one? Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) stalks the streets of Los Angeles, a street hustler, an ex-cop, a seller of stolen dreams. Lenny deals in "clips", digital recordings of real-life experiences packaged for a vicious thrill. He doesn't deal in "blackjacks"– recordings of death – but when a close associate is murdered by a ruthless killer, Lenny gets drawn into a sleazy and psychotic world of wealth, power and paranoia.
Trying to protect his ex-love Faith (Juliette Lewis), Lenny is aided by the only two people he can trust, personal security expert Mace (Angela Bassett) and ex-cop and former colleague Max (Tom Sizemore), as he tries to stay alive to see the next millennium.