The road to greatness can take you to the edge
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang |
Director |
Damien Chazelle |
Screenplay | Damien Chazelle |
Music | Justin Hurwitz |
Cinematography | Sharone Meir |
Editing | Tom Cross |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2014 |
Produced by | Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, Right of Way Films |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Strong, frequent, crude |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Mild to moderate, psychological violence, car accident |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 15 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Rolling Stone Peter Travers | 18 | |
Metacritic.com 49 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 237 critics | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. | 19 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 18 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Compelling drama about relentless pursuit of perfection. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 376 users | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes users 40420 users | 18 | |
Internet 111038 Netizens An incredibly powerful film! | 17 | |
Average .. 87% | 17 |