In the near-future only one man stands between humanity and a new insidious invader: Snatchers. They kill and take the place of members of society... And the longer they get away with it - the better they get at it. They are nearly impossible to differentiate from normal humans... And with 6 more months... It will be IMPOSSIBLE to stop them.

Set in 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with some bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the bank money to a drop in Paris. On the way she runs into another fugitive from the law (Hurt), an American who is being chased by the CIA. The charges are false, he claims.