Ray vs Whiplash
Whiplash has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for Ray). Whiplash is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 32m. Ray is the older of the two (2004 against 2014). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ray
Whiplash| Ray | Whiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 32m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Drama, Music |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Taylor Hackford | Damien Chazelle |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, David Krumholtz, Larenz Tate, Kerry Washington, Harry Lennix | Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, J.K. Simmons, Suanne Spoke, Chris Mulkey |
Synopsis
Ray
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Whiplash
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.