Whiplash

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Whiplash

2014 Directed by Damien Chazelle

The road to greatness can take you to the edge.

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

Miles Teller J.K. Simmons Paul Reiser Melissa Benoist Austin Stowell Chris Mulkey Nate Lang Charlie Ian Jayson Blair Kavita Patil Damon Gupton Suanne Spoke Max Kasch Kofi Siriboe C.J. Vana Tarik Lowe Tyler Kimball Rogelio Douglas Jr. Adrian Burks Joseph Bruno Michael D. Cohen Jocelyn Ayanna Keenan Henson Janet Hoskins April Grace Clifton 'Fou Fou' Eddie Calvin C. Winbush Marcus Henderson Tony Baker Show All…

Director

Damien Chazelle

Producers

Jeffrey Stott Jason Reitman David Lancaster Michel Litvak Gary Michael Walters Jason Blum Jeanette Volturno Helen Estabrook Couper Samuelson

Writer

Damien Chazelle

Editor

Cinematography

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Karuna Karmarkar Chris Maxson Tim Dodge

Visual Effects

Jamison Scott Goei David Lebensfeld Grant Miller

Composer

Sound

Ben Wilkins Craig Mann Lauren Hadaway

Costumes

Make-Up

Heather Plott Nacoma Whobrey

Studios

Bold Films Blumhouse Productions Right of Way Films Sierra/Affinity

Country

Language

Alternative Titles

Whiplash, Música y Obsesión, Whiplash - Zum Erfolg getrieben, Whiplash - Musica y obsesion

Genres

Themes

Underdogs and coming of age Humanity and the world around us school, teacher, student, classroom or classmates biography, artists, musician, emotional or songs dancing, choreography, songs, tune or musical band, songs, concert, musician or lyrics sports, team, coach, football or athlete Show All…

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Review by feat. dante from the dmc series ★★★★★ 13

i had a dream that j.k. simmons yelled at me and i woke up crying
Review by karsten ★★★★★ 25

this is a flick about how you get better at things when you stop wearing v-necks
Review by Lucy ★★★★★ 9

FUCK OFF JOHNNY UTAH TURN MY PAGES B I T C H
Review by Laura Raud ★★★★★ 14

My mind exploded watching this movie.
My heart is still pounding.
My body is still shivering.
I saw Whiplash almost 24 hours ago.
Review by former movie enjoyer ★★★★★ 4

anxiety did not exist before this movie came out
Review by #1 gizmo fan ★★★★★ 1

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

if I stub my toe I have to cancel all my plans but neiman gets in a car accident and still try hards his ass off?? stop attacking me like this
Review by sree ★★★★★ 24

when he ain't got no hair to pull during sex so you just start smacking his head
Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★★ 110

Yep, still the best movie I've ever seen.
#TerenceFletcherIsOverParty
Review by Jay ★★★★★ 14

pink wig thick ass give em whiplash
Review by Lucy ★★★★★ 2

when potato boy punch the drum 😩👌
Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★★ 107

Damien Chezelle's tale of a boy, his drums, and a teacher that speaks ever so loudly, and carries the biggest stick of badass this side of the Academy Awards, in one of the most heart pounding cardiac arrest breathtaking intense movies I've ever seen. The opening beat. The opening shot. The first time J.K. Simmons speaks. Groovy funky jazzy music makes all movies better. RIFIFI is the shit. Carter Burke? I knew Miles Teller was going to be special after watching Footloose. If you play the drums long enough, you might start sweating like a pig. Could you imagine J.K. Simmons at band camp? Hot ladies that tell jokes are the best. Alarm clocks can be the motherfucker. Milk the…
Review by Lucy ★★★★½ 4

my heart was in my throat the entire movie... until the final act when it fell out of my ass

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