The story takes place in the United States in the 1960s. Levien (Oscar Isaac Oscar Isaac) is an unknown folk singer. With a poor life, he is homeless and does not have a regular job. He has to rely on the relief of his friends to find a place to live every night. However, despite the dilemma, the stubborn Levine is unwilling to adapt to the preferences of the public and make helpless changes, and because of this, the relationship between him and his long-time friends Jane (Kerry Mulligan Carey Mulligan) and Jim (Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake) has also fallen to a freezing point, and what bothers Levien even more is that Jane is pregnant with her own child. After that, Levine went to Chicago to try to find a job, but was turned down after the interview. after getting nothing, he returned to Greenwich Village and continued to work in the tavern where he once worked part-time. Familiar scenes, familiar music, familiar atmosphere, Levine has experienced a lot, but nothing seems to have happened.