Geostorm

In the not-too-distant future, the world grapples with an unprecedented series of catastrophic natural disasters. Powerful storms ravage the globe, causing extensive destruction and loss of life. As the frequency and severity of these events intensify, world leaders convene in an emergency summit to establish a network of orbiting satellites, a sophisticated system known as Dutch Boy, designed to regulate Earth's climate and prevent further devastation. Dutch Boy's creation is the brainchild of Charlotte Newcombe, a brilliant climatologist who envisioned a system that could adapt to and mitigate the effects of extreme weather events. Dubbed the Dutch Boy from a Dutch saying where a young boy put his finger in a hole in a dike to save a town the system represents hope for a better future. However, a series of glitches and malfunctions gradually erode the trust in this incredibly powerful technology. One fateful night, Dutch Boy initiates a severe lockdown protocol, effectively quarantining several heavily populated cities. Bizarrely, the satellites target these cities with potentially cataclysmic geostorms. Jack Hayes, a seasoned astronaut and astronautical engineer who had previously worked alongside Charlotte, finds himself stuck in orbit aboard a NASA satellite. The damage to the satellite leads to Jack being locked outside his shuttle, desperate to return to Earth and comprehend what threatens humanity. Charlotte's estranged brother, Jake Lawson, is appointed to identify the error and reboot the system. Fiercely intelligent, tech-savvy Jake ultimately cannot comprehend what went wrong with his invention. The investigation unfolds slowly, with the involvement of two trusted authorities: former astronaut and high-rank military operative Ed Lewis, tasked with launching high-security orbiters around multiple key cities to deal with the storm as the situation spirals sharply out of control. With human lives at risk, the team faces a desperate struggle to outrun a lethal countdown to an all-out geostorm - an imminently planned, intense world-destroying cyclone. Furthermore, human lives start collapsing just as teams fight to check one another. Back in Chicago, the countdown begins again. Simultaneously, as the countdown continues, Ed pushes Jake to consider his family. All hell breaks loose on the planet. With increasingly mounting doubts about Jake's device and Jake himself - the debate remains strongly contentious between his sense of guilt in regards to his life and his scientific work. Ed approaches Jake for help and turns to him in times of urgency while the count becomes 40 minutes - the stakes become higher with every passing second. With each tick the minutes away from ruin, Jack realizes how he needs more hands and Ed believes him: something inside Jake is getting the final work done but is this any answer. Though together they launch out into orbit, there is little time left for an escape. Jake takes on one final adventure as does Jack. Jack will also not live to finish the rest of what he wants to stay on but Jake puts together what Jack planned for: one successful and potentially just system.