Whiplash

2014 · 106 min · dir. Damien Chazelle

Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, and Paul Reiser. It focuses on an ambitious music student and aspiring jazz drummer (Teller), who is pushed to his limit by his abusive instructor (Simmons). Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.