samchristie09 rated it 10/10Aug 5, 2026
This film is so magical, it is NOT a chic filc, and it is my comfort film
La La Land
8.7/10
Popcorn · 168 ratings
7.9/10
TMDB · 18,453 votes
About
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.
The Popcorn verdict
La La Land is rated 8.7 out of 10 by 168 Popcorn members, each of whom rated it after watching. That is well above its 7.9 on TMDB — Popcorn members like it more than the wider internet does.
Details
- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Writers
- Damien Chazelle, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
- Starring
- Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
What Popcorn members say
silanero rated it 10/10Aug 15, 2026
The scariest movie ever made in human history
Sondrektiller rated it 9/10Jun 1, 2026
Holy this is amazing. The music, the cinematography, the dancing, the acting, the story, everything is crazy
Theshortone rated it 10/10May 31, 2026
The most beautiful film I have ever seen
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