Jasmine (Cate Blanchett)'s husband Hal was arrested for business fraud and ended his life in prison. She was penniless and had to leave New York and come to San Francisco to live with her sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins). Jasmine had a mental breakdown when she returned to the world of ordinary people from a life of extravagance. She often talked to herself and immersed herself in memories of the past, and was incompatible with the people around her. She didn't like Ginger's ex-husband Aguie, and she didn't like Ginger's current boyfriend Chill. Jasmine found a job in a dentist's office and went back to school, but her life was still a mess. Until at a party, she met a civil servant who was funny, handsome and rich, and soon won Jasmine's heart. Jasmine's life seemed to be back on track. Just when they were about to buy wedding rings, the appearance of Ginger's ex-husband Augie made her world dark again...