《暗流》2000年9月27日在法国上映时好评如潮，首周观众人数就突破百万，并成为2000年法国卖座冠军大片。 丰富经验的巴黎警探皮耶（让·雷诺 Jean Reno 饰）来到大学城侦查被绞杀的尸体高悬在山崖上的离奇命案。经过一番调查后尼芒斯发现：这所著名学府历史悠久，人才 辈出，但校方为了推行精英观念，竟让教职员间世代通婚。与此同时，充满冲劲的当地年轻警察麦斯（文森特·卡索 Vincent Cassel 饰）则在小教堂追查20年前神秘失踪的少女，有人入侵了十八年前死于车祸的十岁女孩朱迪丝的墓室，并在那里涂画纳粹标志。看似孤立的两起案件却有着内在联系，于是两个办案风格大异其趣的人不得不变成搭档，联手侦破其中的秘密。经过层层抽丝剥茧，终于使隐藏在案件背后的真相浮出了水面。
An old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people who, by using incredible tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them.
The host of a failing children's science TV show attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all while trying to makes sense of surreal events around him.