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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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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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La La Land | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Christy Lemire What the Flick?! It is joyful. It leaps off the screen. Oct 10, 2018 Full Review La La Land | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Full Review La La Land | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 Full Review La La Land | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Full Review La La Land | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Full Review La La Land | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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K Mizz Perfection. One of the best movies ever made. Musical genius. Dancing. Whimsy. Romance. Heartbreak. Storyline that mirrors life, yet keeps dreams alive. Can watch it over and over again! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review Gary One thing about this movie is telling us is to Follow our Dreams 💫✊🏿🎞🎬❤ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/23 Full Review G An American Classic Love Story Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/21 Full Review 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 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/15/21 Full Review Islam H Not really a musical person but this was worth a watch thanks to the great story, acting & piano pieces throughout. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Silver S one of the best movies of the century, you dont need to like musicals to like it. many movies have been about actors and musicians but this is the best of all Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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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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