La La Land (2016)
Directed by Damien Chazelle · 129 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
91.9 TOPICAL score · #71 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, 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.
La La Land (2016, directed by Damien Chazelle) has a TOPICAL score of 91.9 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 13 awards from 20 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (18,605 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 75 languages.
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (18,605 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards13 wins, 20 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Actress; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 75 languages
- Still read203,239 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ryan Gosling (actor #58), Emma Stone (actor #43), John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt
“La La Land received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise directed towards Chazelle's direction and screenplay, cinematography, music, the performances of Gosling and Stone and their chemistry.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10