Movies like Whiplash
12 films like Whiplash (2014), La La Land, Gangster No. 1, The Girl Next Door among them. They're picked by what the story is about and what each shares with Whiplash: its director, cast, franchise or setting.
2014 · 107 min · Drama, Music. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
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La La Land
Also directed by Damien ChazelleWhen Sebastian, a pianist, and Mia, an actress, follow their passion and achieve success in their respective fields, they find themselves torn between their love for each other and their careers.
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Gangster No. 1
Also dramaChronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.
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The Girl Next Door
Also dramaIn a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and tor...
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The Kindergarten Teacher
Also dramaA kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students who she believes is a child prodigy.
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The Favourite
Also dramaIn early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.
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Lowriders
Also dramaA young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
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Unforgettable
Also dramaA woman sets out to make life a living hell for her ex-husband's new fiancée.
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Patriots Day
Also stars J.K. SimmonsThe story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Also dramaA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
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The Piano Teacher
Also drama and musicA young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Also dramaA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
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Safe
Also dramaAn affluent and unexceptional homemaker in the suburbs develops multiple chemical sensitivity.
