WHIPLASH
A promising young drummer enrols at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realise a student's potential.
Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into a top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life.
But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his unforgettable and relentless performance, with the film also being awarded Best Sound and Best Editing. A modern-day musical classic.