The story begins with a former military man, Dan Forester, who is now a scientist living a normal life with his wife and daughter. One day, soldiers from the future arrive, asking for his help to fight an apocalyptic threat. The soldiers explain that in 11 months, humanity will be erased from the face of the earth, and they need Dan's help to fight against an enemy that is not human.
Dan is selected to travel to the future, where he meets his daughter, who is now a lieutenant and 30 years older. She explains that the enemy is a species of alien creatures known as "White Thorns" that have been terrorizing humanity. Dan and his team embark on a mission to capture a female alien and study it to find a way to kill the creatures.
However, things take a turn when Dan's daughter reveals that she called him to the future not to fight in the war but to take a toxin that can kill the aliens back to the past to prevent the war from happening. Dan returns to the past and, with the help of his wife and a team of soldiers, they work to prevent the war by finding the aliens' spaceship and injecting them with the toxin.
In the end, Dan's father sacrifices himself to save his son and granddaughter by killing the female alien. The movie ends with Dan returning home to his family, promising never to abandon them again, and presenting his brave grandfather to his daughter.
The movie also shows a twist where the US Secretary of Defense takes credit for the actions of Dan and his team, but it is revealed that he is lying, and the real heroes are Dan and his family.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story is about a man named Dan Forester, who is a scientist and a former military man.
2. Dan lives with his wife and daughter in the USA.
3. One day, soldiers from the future appear and ask for Dan's help to fight an apocalyptic threat.
4. The soldiers explain that they are from 30 years in the future and are fighting a war against an enemy that is not human.
5. The enemy is a species of alien creatures that are threatening to wipe out humanity.
6. Dan is chosen to travel to the future and help the soldiers because he has a death certificate that says he died in 2029.
7. Dan's wife is against him traveling to the future, but he explains that if he doesn't go, the government will force someone else to go in his place.
8. Dan travels to the future and meets a lieutenant who is his daughter, 30 years older.
9. Dan's daughter explains that she didn't choose to be on this mission to spend time with him, but to give him a mission to complete.
10. The mission is to obtain a sample of biological material from a laboratory.
11. Dan and his team encounter the alien creatures, known as "White Thorns," which are big, ugly, and deadly.
12. The White Thorns have the ability to launch thorns with the power of a gunshot and can only be killed by shooting them in the chest or under the neck.
13. Dan's team is able to obtain the sample, but they are attacked by the White Thorns and Dan is forced to flee.
14. Dan returns to the present and tells his wife about his experience in the future.
15. Dan's wife suggests that they try to prevent the war from happening by waiting for the aliens to arrive and attacking them.
16. However, Dan explains that the aliens' ships are never seen, and no one knows how they land.
17. Dan decides to break international laws and fly to Russia to try and stop the aliens.
18. Dan's father, who is a pilot, joins him on the mission, along with some soldiers from the future who have been trapped in the past.
19. The team discovers the aliens' spaceship in Russia and decides to enter it to inject the aliens with a toxin that can kill them.
20. The plan seems to work, but the aliens come back to life and Dan's team is forced to sacrifice themselves to blow up the spaceship.
21. Dan's father is able to kill the female alien by injecting her with the toxin.
22. The US Secretary of Defense appears on television and claims to be the mastermind behind the plan to destroy the aliens, but this is revealed to be a lie.
23. The film ends with Dan returning home to his family and promising never to abandon them again.