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La La Land

La La Land

Here's to the fools who dream.

20167.92h 9m

Overview

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.

Directed by Damien Chazelle
Written by Damien Chazelle, Justin Paul, Benj Pasek
Produced by Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt, Fred Berger
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $509.2M

Top Cast

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Sebastian

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Mia

John Legend

John Legend

Keith

Rosemarie DeWitt

Rosemarie DeWitt

Laura

Finn Wittrock

Finn Wittrock

Greg

Callie Hernandez

Callie Hernandez

Tracy

Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno

Caitlin

Jessica Rothe

Jessica Rothe

Alexis

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

David

Josh Pence

Josh Pence

Josh

Themes & Keywords

dancingdancejazzmusicalambitioncastingcoffee shopjazz clubtraffic jamhollywoodlos angeles, californiapianistpierauditionvalentine's dayplanetariumaspiring actormovie setsunsetone-woman showpool partywhite saviorcomplexgriffith observatoryboldexuberant

About La La Land

La La Land is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2016 exploring themes of dancing, dance, jazz, musical, ambition, casting. Directed by Damien Chazelle, it stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend. 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.

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