

Whiplash
Do your best, he said…
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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8.4/10
17,305 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.3M
- Box office
- $50.3M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- jazz
- musician
- obsession
- music teacher
- conservatory
- drums
- montage
- perfectionist
- public humiliation
- jazz band
- young adult
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival16 Jan 2014
- PremiereNew York Film Festival28 Sept 2014
- TheatricalR10 Oct 2014
- PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD24 Feb 2015
- PhysicalR4K Ultra HD22 Sept 2020
- TheatricalR10th Anniversary Re-Issue20 Sept 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1516 Jan 2015
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+22 Oct 2014
CanadaCA
- PremiereRToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2014
- Theatrical (limited)R24 Oct 2014
- PremiereRToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2024
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1222 Jan 2015
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT124 Nov 2014
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1818 Feb 2015
BrazilBR
- Theatrical128 Jan 2015
ChinaCN
- Theatrical (limited)全国艺术电影放映联盟有限上映 National Alliance of Arthouse Cinemas limited release6 Dec 2024
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical18+28 Jan 2015
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1518 Feb 2015
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical8 Jan 2015
Frequently asked questions
Whiplash was released on 10 October 2014.
Audience reviews
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MJM
1/28/2015
DISGUSTING NONSENSE... *** This review may contain spoilers *** I find it very sad that so many people - including so-called professional reviewers - have rated this crap so highly. I did not walk out (although I was greatly tempted to do so) but saw it to the end. A total waste of time. Here's what might spoil it for you, should you believe the BS that's being spread around this stinking pile of excrement: …
- A9/10
Andres Gomez
1/29/2016
Fantastic movie with a good cast with an impressive Miles Teller and a yet even more impressive J.K. Simmons. Decent script, great directing, selection of the repertoire and performances. Just sit down, get a good audio system and enjoy one of the best movies of the 2010s.
- D5/10
DanDare
2/26/2017
J K Simmons won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his mean, bullying monster. Jazz teacher Terence Fletcher who abhors the words 'good job.' Fletcher tells a tale about Charlie Parker and how doing a good job was not enough for him. Good job means mediocrity. Yet Fletcher is a mediocre educator and his college seems not to have noticed this. Instead of being an inspiration his students fear him. He is a na…
- M9/10
mattwilde123
3/9/2017
When I sat down to watch this film, I didn't know what to expect. I am not usually a fan of films about musicians but this was a brilliant and tense masterpiece. The story is of a very ambitious boy named Andrew (played by Miles Teller) who is a music student in New York. He aspires to be noticed by a prestigious music teacher named Fletcher (played by J.K. Simmons). As his wish starts becoming a reality, he realises…
- M10/10
Matthew Brady
1/27/2020
"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job". Whiplash follows are main character Andrew Neyman who is a young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teach…
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