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Andrew Neyman is an ambitious 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.

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Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young man’s life.

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Andrew’s passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink of both his ability-and his sanity.

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“The film’s true subject is innate talent – for music, writing, painting, sculpture, plumbing, whatever – and the superhuman lengths we sometimes have to go to in order to wring it out of ourselves.” -Rene Rodriguez MIAMI HERALD

“Words fail to adequately describe just how everything down to the most minute detail converge into a climax that is at once exciting, scary, intense, joyous, heartbreaking, exhilarating, and altogether powerfully cathartic.” -Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

“An indie Amadeus…it’s the career-best performances by Simmons and Teller…that make Whiplash unforgettable.” -Peter Canavese GROUCHO REVIEWS