Beyond

While Cole shops, an armed robber demands the money from the safe. Michael empties the cash register and admits there is no safe in the shop. The robber grows agitated; Cole dares him to shoot, and Michael tries to wrest the gun away but is shot in the gut. Cole calls an ambulance and later receives a summons to drinks.

After being wounded, Cole receives a phone call inviting him out for drinks. He accepts but insists that it is not a house party. The moment frames his craving for connection amid chaos.

Cole attends the house party and heads downstairs to drink alone when he meets Maya, the host. They discuss their world and the looming asteroid, trading thoughts about meaning and stress. They dance to Maya's favorite song and begin dating.

A series of flashforwards reveal life in post-apocalyptic Scotland after the asteroid arrives, with alien ships in the sky. These visions alternate with present-day scenes of Cole and Maya's budding relationship. The juxtaposition hints at the stakes and the choices they will face.

Cole expresses that he does not want children, while Maya reveals she is incapable of bearing them. Their future plans become fragile as the threat approaches. The topic foreshadows the strain on their relationship.

As the asteroid nears, Cole asks Maya to marry him and declares he is serious this time. Maya jokes about the situation before accepting, and then becomes more serious in her agreement. Scientists later grow worried as the threat escalates.

Scientists warn of a potential collision and launch missions to divert the asteroid. Multiple attempts fail, keeping the world on edge about humanity's fate. In the flashforwards, Cole and Maya's relationship deteriorates under the strain.

Maya becomes pregnant, and Cole grapples with the idea of bringing a child into a doomed world. He argues against abortion, while she insists the baby is a miracle and chooses to keep it. Their disagreement foreshadows the crisis that will test their bond.

In the flashforwards, their baby is in the care of Maya's parents, and the couple's relationship strains under hardship. They blame each other and confront Cole's self-loathing as the cause of their trouble. They even resort to eating the baby food they had saved.

In the present, Michael expresses dissatisfaction with Cole's refusal to accept responsibility for Maya's pregnancy. He frames Cole's life as meaningless and accuses him of betraying his beliefs. The confrontation raises the stakes and foreshadows violence.

Maya and Cole encounter Keith Novac, a survivor who argues that aliens have come to purge Earth of overpopulation. He demonstrates his attempts to contact the aliens and reveals that their missing child is with Maya's parents, whom they suspect have fled the country.

Novac unexpectedly attacks Cole and Maya, and the film shifts back to the present where Cole and Maya have separated over the pregnancy. Maya is about to give birth and invites Cole to the hospital. The moment packs tension between hope and impending crisis.

Cole arrives at the hospital to find Michael pointing a pistol at him and claiming that Cole has betrayed his beliefs. Michael insists that Cole has abdicated responsibility and lives as if life has no meaning. In the chaos, Novac bursts in, shoots Michael, and works to save Cole's life.

Cole slips into delirium as his mind blends flashforwards with reality, guided by the actions of Novac and Michael. Maya calls to tell him the asteroid has missed Earth and that she has given birth to a baby girl. The moment shifts from danger back toward a fragile thread of hope.

Cole lies on a hospital bed with Maya beside him, having survived the ordeal and welcomed their child. The ending emphasizes the stubborn choice to keep living and loving in the face of doom.