Whiplash

Released Year: 2014

Certificate: A

Runtime: 106 minutes

Genre: Drama, Music

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 88

Director: Damien Chazelle

Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser

No of Votes: 717585

Gross: 13092000

Overview: 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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