The movie is set in the year 2097, where two passengers, Jim Preston (Chris Pratt) and Aurora Lane (Jennifer Lawrence), wake up from their hibernation on a spaceship, the Avalon, 90 years too early. The ship is on a 120-year journey to a distant planet, Kepler-62f, which is supposed to be habitable for humans. However, due to a malfunction in their hibernation pods, Jim and Aurora wake up to find themselves alone on the ship.