In the near future, humanity was forced to abandon the planet forever after cataclysmic events, and they re-established mankind on the planet Nova Prime, light years away from Earth, and managed to rebuild society. Earth was cleared of traces of mankind and left in its prime state, and continued to flourish on its own. Shortly after colonization of Nova Prime, a Ranger Corps was founded to control peace in the space, since Nova Prime is in the colonized system.
One thousand years after the departure from Earth (implied as 1000 A.E. in film) the Ranger Corps is led by General Cypher Raige (Will Smith), a wise but cold and emotionless father. His teenage son, Kitai (Jaden Smith), is one of the training recruits, but his knack for mischief frustrates Cypher, who eventually does not promote him. Seeing this as a longing for his father's love, Cypher's wife (Sophie Okonedo) tells Cypher to do some bonding with Kitai.
Taking her advice, Cypher takes Kitai on a mission trip to Earth. The ship comes into an asteroid field and crashes on Earth, killing everyone except Cypher and Kitai. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help so they can return to Nova Prime, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. The father and son must learn to work together and learn to trust one another if they want any chance of escaping Earth and returning home.
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