Quick Info
- Year
- 2014
- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Duration
- 107 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Budget
- $3M
- Box Office
- $49M
External Ratings
IMDb8.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes94%
🎯 Metacritic88
📺 Where to Watch
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Whiplash
Our Rating
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9.9/10
Overview
An ambitious music student faces a relentless tyrannical conductor in his pursuit of greatness. An exceptional psychological study on ambition, sacrifice, and the limits of perfection.
Rating Breakdown
Story
9.2
Acting
9.8
Direction
9.4
Cinematography
9.1
Music
9.9
✓Pros
- JK Simmons in one of cinema's best recent performances
- Exceptional musical editing
- Relentless intense pacing
- Breathtaking ending
✕Cons
- Relatively short
- Not entirely sympathetic characters
