Based on a best-selling book by New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger, The Perfect Weapon explores the rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete with and sabotage one another.
　　Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker John Maggio (Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis) and featuring interviews with top military, intelligence, and political officials on the frontlines of cyberterrorism, the documentary brings to light the combatants and innocent victims caught in the crosshairs of a hidden war that has been going on for decades — a war that America started, but has no idea how to finish.
　　Traveling from the deserts of Iran and Las Vegas to the back alleys of Beijing and Moscow, the film chronicles America's pursuit of enemies who have plotted against its institutions, its economy, and its democracy. A never-before-seen look inside the secret world of spies, hackers, and scammers in the lead-up to the 2020 U.S. elections, for which fear of cyberattacks has mounted to an all-time high, The Perfect Weapon is a timely reflection on the ultimate price — and potential "victors" — of this high-stakes conflict.

　　莉娜（娜塔莉·波特曼 Natalie Portman 饰）是一名生物学家，一年前，她的丈夫凯恩（奥斯卡·伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰）在参加一项秘密任务后神秘失踪，这一年间，莉娜一直生活在悲伤之中。某天，失忆的凯恩忽然出现在了莉娜的面前，之后晕倒被送入了医院。在那里，莉娜遇见了文崔斯博士（詹妮弗·杰森·李 Jennifer Jason Leigh 饰）。
　　博士告诉莉娜，凯恩被派往了一块被“闪光”笼罩的未知区域，三年间，无数的队伍被派往区域内进行勘探，只有凯恩一人活着回来了。不仅如此，“闪光”正在不断的扩大。为了查明事情的真相，莉娜自愿加入了下一批被派遣的队伍之中，和她一同前往的，除了文崔斯博士外，还有安雅（吉娜·罗德里格兹 Gina Rodriguez 饰）和乔茜（泰莎·汤普森 Tessa Thompson 饰）。

　　曾经，比利（杰克·吉伦哈尔 Jake Gyllenhaal 饰）凭借着他凶猛冷酷的左拳享誉拳坛，一时之间无人能敌，是当之无愧的拳王。然而，一场意外的发生让比利失去了挚爱的妻子莫林（瑞秋·麦克亚当斯 Rachel McAdams 饰），这场悲剧彻底打垮了比利，他开始自暴自弃，不仅放弃了事业，甚至开始酗酒吸毒，因此，他被剥夺了女儿蕾拉（奥娜·劳伦斯 Oona Laurence 饰）的抚养权，蕾拉被送入了福利机构。
　　女儿的离去让比利渐渐清醒了过来，他对自己糟糕的现状失望透顶，决定痛改前非。比利希望能够重新站在拳击擂台之上，他找到了教练威尔斯（福里斯特·惠特克 Forest Whitaker 饰），希望他能够帮助自己，夺回失去的一切。