索菲(米凯·萨姆纳 Mickey Sumner 饰)是弗朗西斯(格蕾塔·葛韦格 Greta Gerwig 饰)最要好的朋友兼室友,两人整日里出双入对,关系俨然比情侣要亲密的多。然而某日,索菲忽然告诉弗朗西斯,自己要搬到城中和另一个女孩同住。虽然索菲万般保证两人还是朋友,但弗朗西斯的内心依旧十分失落。 无法独自负担房租的弗朗西斯只得另觅住处,索菲的朋友列夫(亚当·德赖弗 Adam Driver 饰)在关键时刻助了弗朗西斯一臂之力,就这样,弗朗西斯开始了和列夫以及列夫的室友本吉(迈克尔·泽根 Michael Zegen 饰)一起的同居生活,并承诺会在圣诞节的舞蹈演出后付齐房租。糟糕的是,没过多久,弗朗西斯便丢掉了工作。一时之间,她不知道自己究竟该何去何从。Frances lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.