8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 2016 • 129 min • Teen (13+)
La La Land (2016)
La La Land (2016)
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.
Starring Cast
Ryan Gosling • Emma Stone • Rosemarie DeWitt
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.6
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.
Starring Cast
Ryan Gosling • Emma Stone • Rosemarie DeWitt
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's core narrative focuses on the universal human experiences of pursuing artistic dreams, making personal sacrifices, and navigating love, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast with white leads and does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on the romantic and professional aspirations of its main characters without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its story.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
La La Land centers on the love story and professional journeys of its two heterosexual protagonists, Mia and Sebastian. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, storylines, or themes, thus offering no direct portrayal or engagement with queer identity within its narrative.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "La La Land" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the romantic and professional aspirations of its two main protagonists, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
La La Land is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were newly created for this production, meaning there are no instances of a character's gender being changed from a prior established version.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
La La Land is an original film with new characters, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Therefore, no characters were previously established as a specific race to be 'swapped.'
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.1
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