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.

1h 47m2014RTMDb 8.4

DramaMusicThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Damien Chazelle

Damien ChazelleDirector

Miles Teller

Miles TellerAndrew

J.K. Simmons

J.K. SimmonsFletcher

Paul Reiser

Melissa Benoist

Melissa BenoistNicole

Austin Stowell

Austin StowellRyan

Nate Lang

Chris Mulkey

Chris MulkeyUncle Frank

Damon Gupton

Damon GuptonMr. Kramer

Suanne Spoke

Suanne SpokeAunt Emma

Max Kasch

Max KaschDorm Neighbor

Charlie Ian

Charlie IanDustin

Jayson Blair

Jayson BlairTravis

Kofi Siriboe

Kofi SiriboeBassist (Nassau)

Kavita Patil

Kavita PatilAssistant · Sophie

C.J. Vana

Tarik Lowe

Tarik LowePianist (Studio Band)

Tyler Kimball

Tyler KimballSaxophonist #2 (Studio Band)

Rogelio Douglas Jr.

Rogelio Douglas Jr.Trumpeter #1 (Studio Band)

Adrian Burks

Adrian BurksTrumpeter #2 (Studio Band)

Calvin C. Winbush

Calvin C. WinbushSaxophonist (Studio Band)

Joseph BrunoTechnician (Overbrook) · Mike

Michael D. Cohen

Michael D. CohenStage Hand (Overbrook)

Jocelyn Ayanna

Jocelyn AyannaPasserby (Bus Station)

Keenan Henson

Keenan HensonTruck Driver

Janet Hoskins

Janet HoskinsPasserby (Dunellen)

April Grace

April GraceRachel Bornholdt

Clifton 'Fou Fou' Eddie

Clifton 'Fou Fou' EddieDrummer (Quartet)

Marcus Henderson

Marcus HendersonBassist (JVC)

Tony Baker

Tony BakerStage Hand (Carnegie Hall)

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. SandersRed Henderson

Storyline

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

Whiplash poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 10 October 2014
Runtime: 1h 47m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 8.4 / 10 (17,305 votes)

Production

Director: Damien Chazelle
Writers: Damien Chazelle
Studios: Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, Right of Way Films
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $3.3M
Revenue: $50.3M
Profit: $47.0M
Return: 15.2×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English