California Solo vs Whiplash
Whiplash has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.7/10 for California Solo). California Solo is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 47m. California Solo is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
California Solo
Whiplash| California Solo | Whiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Drama, Music |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Marshall Lewy | Damien Chazelle |
| Main cast | Robert Carlyle, Danny Masterson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Patrick Gallagher, Brad Greenquist | Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, J.K. Simmons, Suanne Spoke, Chris Mulkey |
Synopsis
California Solo
Lachlan MacAldonich is a self-described “lazy Scotsman” and former guitar player for a once-popular 1990s rock band. No longer famous, he now lives a comfortably numb existence working on an organic farm outside Los Angeles. He drinks himself into a stupor every night and retires to his shabby apartment to record his podcast, recounting the tragic deaths of great musicians. After a particularly heavy night of drowning his sorrows at a local…
Whiplash
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
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