Relive Damien Chazelle's dazzlingly stylised homage to the classic Hollywood musical as Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star as an ambitious jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who fall in love while pursuing their dreams of stardom.

Mia (Emma Stone) is a wannabe actress, barely holding down a day job on a studio lot while juggling auditions for second rate parts, while Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is a brooding jazz purist who dreams of running his own nightclub. The film follows them as they meet, argue, flirt, fall in love, sing, dance and face the ups and downs of love and life in Los Angeles - and the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams.

A huge hit at the start of the year, this all-singing, all-dancing romance proved itself a rare thing: a grown-up musical that's wasn't kitschy or a joke. It's one of our favourite films of the last few years and perfect for a post Christmas pick me up. La La Land will have you dancing out of the cinema - but that said, it's not all sugar and spice and happily ever after - and that's exactly what makes it so remarkable.

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