Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1990s, the movie follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), a teenage girl grieving the loss of her parents and younger brother after a tragic accident. In this world, people increasingly use a technology called the Neurocaster, which allows them to upload their consciousness into a virtual space, leaving machines and drones to handle their bodies in the real world. Michelle avoids this system, wanting to stay grounded in reality. Her life changes when she encounters Cosmo, a small, mysterious robot carrying a message that her younger brother Christopher may still be alive — but his mind has been trapped within the Neurocaster network. Determined to find him, Michelle sets out on a dangerous cross-country journey with Cosmo. Along the way, she is joined by Keats (Chris Pratt), a drifter and smuggler with his own motives. Their journey takes them into the Exclusion Zone, a desolate region where robots and failed experiments have been abandoned. There, Michelle uncovers disturbing truths: the Neurocaster system isn’t just entertainment but a tool powered by stolen human consciousness — including Christopher’s. The story builds to Michelle’s emotional struggle to free her brother while confronting the cost of technology that blurs the line between life, memory, and machine. The film blends sci-fi spectacle with emotional themes of grief, hope, and family, ending on a bittersweet note that questions what it truly means to be alive.