
La La Land
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 129 min · ★ 7.9 · 93% critics
In Los Angeles, an aspiring actress and a dedicated jazz musician fall for each other while chasing big creative dreams. As opportunities grow, they have to balance love, ambition, and the hard choices that come with building the life they want.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (18,140 votes)
- Box office
- $471,981,104
- Budget
- $30,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like romantic musicals with catchy songs, a dreamy mood, and stories about chasing big goals, especially if In the Heights or Midnight in Paris appealed to you; Not for you if frequent singing feels distracting.
Pros: memorable songs; dreamy atmosphere; strong romantic chemistry | Cons: light story depth; bittersweet tone; not for musical skeptics
Themes
- dancing
- dance
- jazz
- melancholy
- musical
- ambition
- casting
- coffee shop
- jazz club
- traffic jam
- hollywood
- los angeles, california
- +16 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2017
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2017
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- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2017
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Song
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · nominated
Cast & crew

Ryan Gosling
as Sebastian

Emma Stone
as Mia

John Legend
as Keith

Rosemarie DeWitt
as Laura

Finn Wittrock
as Greg

Callie Hernandez
as Tracy

Sonoya Mizuno
as Caitlin

Jessica Rothe
as Alexis

Tom Everett Scott
as David

Josh Pence
as Josh
Directed by Damien Chazelle