Leto vs Whiplash
Whiplash has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for Leto). Whiplash is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 6m. Whiplash is the older of the two (2014 against 2018). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Leto
Whiplash| Leto | Whiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Drama, Music |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Kirill Serebrennikov | Damien Chazelle |
| Main cast | Irina Starshenbaum, Philipp Avdeev, Aleksandr Bashirov, Teo Yoo, Roman Bilyk | Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, J.K. Simmons, Suanne Spoke, Chris Mulkey |
Synopsis
Leto
Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LPs by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoï. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rock’n’roll in the Soviet Union.
Whiplash
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.