Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is hastily packing and leaves the house. An engagement ring and a set of keys are notably left on the table. She drives into the night. While on the road, she is called by Ben, her fiancé. He asks that she return home, noting that couples have fights and work through them. She hangs up. As the phone rings again, she suddenly finds her car careening off the road, tumbling over and over. When she awakens, she finds herself chained to a wall and told by Howard (John Goodman) that there has been an attack and he has saved her by bringing her to his bunker. She is understandably skeptical but Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.) confirms that there was an attack and he had forced his way into the bunker.
The movie follows the stresses of life in a bunker with these three characters. Howard appears to be a crackpot but has managed to be prepared for exactly the situation at hand. Or is he lying? Emmett is a kind hearted bumpkin, a fellow who can somewhat vouch for Howard and knew about the bunker because he had helped build it. Michelle witnesses events that appear to confirm the story of an attack but also has reasons to doubt. How she navigates makes for a fun movie.
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