In the early 1960s, on a cold winter in New York, aspiring folk singer Llewyn Davis tries hard to make it as a musician. Hapless and broke, Llewyn embarks on a strange odyssey for a chance to audition for a big name in the music industry.
Suffering the unforgiving New York winter, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) struggles to make it as a musician and lives at the mercy of both friends and strangers. His misadventures take him on an odyssey to audition for music mogul Bud Grossman.