La La Land vs The Soloist

La La Land has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for The Soloist). The Soloist is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 9m. The Soloist is the older of the two (2009 against 2016). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

La La Land posterLa La Land2016 VS The Soloist posterThe Soloist2009
La La LandThe Soloist
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year20162009
Length2h 9m1h 49m
GenresComedy, Drama, Music, RomanceDrama, Music
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDamien ChazelleJoe Wright
Main castRosemarie DeWitt, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Emma Stone, Sonoya MizunoNelsan Ellis, Jena Malone, Rachael Harris, Robert Downey Jr., Lorraine Toussaint

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.

The Soloist

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

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