A man with no name (Ryan Gosling) works during the day as a Los Angeles movie stuntman driver and at night he works as a getaway driver for various thieves. A loner, he befriends his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her son (Kaden Leos). Irene’s troubled husband (Oscar Isaac) returns from a stint in prison and this triggers a series of events that dramatically change the routine of their lives.