La La Land

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La La Land

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2016

2h 8m

Musical

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

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Critics Consensus

La La Land breathes new life into a bygone genre with thrillingly assured direction, powerful performances, and an irresistible excess of heart.

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Christy Lemire

What the Flick?!

It is joyful. It leaps off the screen.

Oct 10, 2018

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

A gorgeously photographed, unashamedly nostalgic, bittersweet marriage of the modern and the traditional, proving Chazelle's fantastic eye for musical sequences.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

With its candy-coated color palette and Emma Stone's earth-shattering performance, there's plenty of love found within La La Land.

Nov 20, 2017

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JD Duran

InSession Film

It’s a perfect blend of homage to classic Hollywood musicals, while injecting modern filmmaking and emotion. It’s a beautiful story that evokes ideas that we can all relate with...

Aug 8, 2024

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

Chazelle takes advantage of that vulnerability for the film’s surprising second half, and that’s when La La Land gets real.

Jun 18, 2024

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Angelos Koutsourakis

PopMatters

The melancholy in this film's musical sequences serves as commentary on cinema's bygone capacity to produce a unique kind of magic.

Feb 21, 2024

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Gary

One thing about this movie is telling us is to Follow our Dreams 💫✊🏿🎞🎬❤

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/20/23

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An American Classic Love Story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/21

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Katie D

Definitely not what I was expecting! I love Emma and Ryan together but the storylines were a bit drawn out and disappointingly difficult to follow. Some of the musical numbers/dream sequences felt out of place and over the top, sending the audience out of La La Land. I did really like the jazz coming into a new generation and John Legend's music! This movie was really good but not not great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/21

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Austin D

The cinematography in this movie was unlike anything I think I've seen before in film. The fact that Gosling actually practiced the piano for months and was actually playing all of his pieces astounds me. The only issue I have with the movie is one, I'm honestly not too big a fan of movies, but two, the ending was very jarring and confusing. They didn't end up together? What was the whole story behind that? I felt like there was some missing context there, but nonetheless it was still and incredible movie and definitely now one of my favourites.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Vanesa M

I found the movie very interesting and I recommend it. It’s lovely, romantic very exciting. It’s perfect to watch with family, friends or your love. I don’t usually like musicals, but this the only type enjoy. GO WATCH IT!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Wyeth C

Definitely a great film, I love coming back to this, the world of this film feels so fun and the aesthetic and pacing makes for a flawless execution of a modern musical with songs I can’t get out of my head and a story that sways me all around.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Ryan Gosling

Sebastian

Emma Stone

Mia

John Legend

Keith

Rosemarie DeWitt

Laura

J.K. Simmons

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Synopsis

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Director: Damien Chazelle
Producer: Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt, Gary Gilbert
Screenwriter: Damien Chazelle
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions, Gilbert Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language)
Genre: Musical, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $151.1M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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