La La Land

Movie2016

90/100

MovieNerd Score

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.

Filmmaking

Overall: 91
Screenplay: 89
Acting: 94
Cinematography: 94
Production: 91
Directing: 93
Concept: 81
Story: 76
Dialogue: 89
Characters: 79
Pacing: 78
Musical Score: 90

Attributes

Entertaining: 93
Uniqueness: 92
How Much I Like It: 85
Twists: 70
Artistry: 95
Fun: 90
Cliche: 35
Cheesy: 10
Broad Appeal: 83
Cerebral: 80
Emotional: 88
Discussion Worthy: 93

Genres

Comedy: 45
Drama: 90
Suspense: 30
Action: 0
Mystery: 0
Thriller: 0
Horror: 0
Adventure: 0
Romance: 93
Science Fiction: 0
Fantasy: 0
Animation: 0

Maturity

Family Friendly: 75
Positive Message: 85
Thematically Mature: 95
Intense: 38
Sexuality: 15
Nudity: 0
Violence: 0
Gore: 0
Crude: 0
Profanity: 5
Scary: 0
Substance Use: 10

5 Reviews

The Queen2026-07-06

75 Overall75 Screenplay85 Acting85 Cinematography85 Production80 Concept50 Story75 Dialogue40 Characters70 Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

I just... didn't like it. I know I was supposed to, but it just wasn't good or memorable, except for the *spoiler alert* terrible ending. It felt self-indulgent and that it was trying too hard. I love Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and especially them together, but it just wasn't great to me.

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CuriousAdventurer0032026-05-15

90 Overall80 Screenplay90 Acting90 Cinematography80 Production80 Concept80 Story85 Dialogue85 Characters90 Musical Score75 Uniqueness80 Entertaining

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Aniketman2025-12-31

100 Overall100 Screenplay100 Acting100 Cinematography100 Production65 Concept75 Story95 Dialogue90 Characters100 Musical Score100 Uniqueness100 Entertaining

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