Bridger Jenkins, a high school senior, is a loner with hidden emotional wounds and a lifelong aspiration to witness the ocean. Despite living in poverty, his mother has tirelessly worked to provide him with a decent life. However, their lives are thrown into chaos once more when Bridger’s violent stepfather poses a threat to their safety. With only $197 to their name, Bridger and his mother set off on a transformative journey. Yet, a series of challenges disrupt their plans, leaving them stranded in a remote small town that will ultimately alter their fate. There, Bridger unexpectedly meets a brown-eyed girl burdened by her own insecurities, and an intense connection forms between these two outcasts, both yearning for acceptance and genuine love.