La La Land vs Save the Last Dance

La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Save the Last Dance). Save the Last Dance is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 9m. Save the Last Dance is the older of the two (2001 against 2016). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

La La Land posterLa La Land2016 VS Save the Last Dance posterSave the Last Dance2001
La La LandSave the Last Dance
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.5/10
Year20162001
Length2h 9m1h 53m
GenresComedy, Drama, Music, RomanceDrama, Family, Music, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDamien ChazelleThomas Carter
Main castRosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya MizunoSean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Bianca Lawson, Julia Stiles, Terry Kinney

Synopsis

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.

Save the Last Dance

After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.

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