A Mother's Quest for Hope

All We Had follows Ruthie Carmichael, a single mother who struggles to make a better life for her teenage daughter, Ruthie. The two of them are constantly on the move, trying to make ends meet. When they finally settle in a small, run-down town, Ruthie and her mother try to build a new life for themselves. They befriend a local waitress, Peter Pam, and her son, Kenny. As Ruthie starts to fall for Kenny, her mother's unstable behavior threatens to upend their hard-won stability. The movie follows their attempts to navigate through poverty and instability while trying to find a sense of stability and home.