Whiplash (2014)
Drama, Music, Thriller
89Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
Whiplash's 89 Metascore represents a stunning critical validation of its micro-budget approach: $3.3M invested yielded $50.307M in worldwide returns, a ratio that most studios can only dream of.
Director track record: Damien Chazelle
Whiplash (89) sits well above Damien Chazelle's own 79.7-point average across his other 3 scored films—a +9.3 delta—though it trails his best-reviewed work, La La Land (94).
Lead track record: Miles Teller
Miles Teller's performance here (89) vaults far above his own 52.5-point average across his other 21 scored films—a +36.5 delta—making this his best-reviewed work to date, decisively exceeding The Spectacular Now (82).
Box office
Budget $3.3M · Box office $50.3M