Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "both Whiplash and La La Land are about the struggle of being an artist and reconciling your dreams with the need to be human, I love the old musicals, I love j…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Both Whiplash and La La Land are about the struggle of being an artist and reconciling your dreams with the need to be human. I love the old musicals, I love jazz, and I love all these things that th…"NPR, February 2017 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Age: 46 — age-balanced
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Audience Representation
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Synopsis
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.
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Lineage and popularity
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Advocacy Over Time in Comedy
The average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 0 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 3 |
| 1931 | 2 | 2 |
| 1933 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | 2 | 4 |
| 1941 | 0 | 2 |
| 1943 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 2 | 6 |
| 1945 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 |
| 1950 | 2 | 4 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 4 |
| 1953 | 0 | 10 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 |
| 1956 | 3 | 3 |
| 1957 | 5 | 4 |
| 1958 | 0 | 6 |
| 1959 | 4 | 3 |
| 1960 | 2 | 5 |
| 1961 | 5 | 10 |
| 1962 | 1 | 6 |
| 1963 | 1 | 6 |
| 1964 | 3 | 8 |
| 1965 | 1 | 9 |
| 1966 | 1 | 6 |
| 1968 | 0 | 7 |
| 1969 | 6 | 5 |
| 1970 | 3 | 7 |
| 1971 | 0 | 5 |
| 1972 | 1 | 6 |
| 1973 | 1 | 9 |
| 1974 | 1 | 8 |
| 1975 | 0 | 9 |
| 1976 | 1 | 12 |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 |
| 1978 | 2 | 4 |
| 1979 | 1 | 8 |
| 1980 | 1 | 7 |
| 1981 | 1 | 9 |
| 1982 | 5 | 10 |
| 1983 | 1 | 12 |
| 1984 | 2 | 10 |
| 1985 | 3 | 14 |
| 1986 | 0 | 20 |
| 1987 | 0 | 17 |
| 1988 | 1 | 13 |
| 1989 | 2 | 24 |
| 1990 | 1 | 21 |
| 1991 | 1 | 14 |
| 1992 | 0 | 17 |
| 1993 | 1 | 20 |
| 1994 | 5 | 25 |
| 1995 | 3 | 19 |
| 1996 | 4 | 15 |
| 1997 | 2 | 22 |
| 1998 | 3 | 24 |
| 1999 | 3 | 36 |
| 2000 | 3 | 33 |
| 2001 | 1 | 31 |
| 2002 | 1 | 32 |
| 2003 | 2 | 29 |
| 2004 | 2 | 40 |
| 2005 | 4 | 41 |
| 2006 | 2 | 44 |
| 2007 | 1 | 53 |
| 2008 | 0 | 20 |
| 2009 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 21 |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 17 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 19 |
| 2021 | 9 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 | 22 |
| 2023 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 | 2 | 36 |
| This title (2016) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (2016): advocacy 9 · explore Comedy →
Cast & Crew
Linus Sandgren (director) · Mark Graham (director)
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