8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
La La Land (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
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
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
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
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
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.
The film features a cast with visible diversity in supporting roles, though its primary leads are white. The narrative focuses on the personal and professional journeys of its protagonists without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
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.
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.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
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.
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
9.4
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