A Complete Unknown vs La La Land

La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for A Complete Unknown). La La Land is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 20m. La La Land is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Complete Unknown posterA Complete Unknown2024 VS La La Land posterLa La Land2016
A Complete UnknownLa La Land
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.9/10
Year20242016
Length2h 20m2h 9m
GenresDrama, MusicComedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country–United States of America
DirectorJames MangoldDamien Chazelle
Main castJoe Tippett, Will Harrison, Eriko Hatsune, Edward Norton, Elle FanningRosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno

Synopsis

A Complete Unknown

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

La La Land

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.

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