Damien Chazelle is not even 40 but is one of the most exciting directors in Hollywood. I love how nearly all of his projects are fundamentally about music, and built around music or sound in meaningful narrative and film production ways.
I decided to watch (or rewatch) all of his movies in the lead up to Babylon.
Feature Films Directed By Chazelle
Sorted chronologically. All listed films are written by Chazelle, except First Man.
- Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) (Good)
- Whiplash (2014) (Exceptionally Good)
- La La Land (2016) (Masterpiece: Tour de Good)
- First Man (2018) (Exceptionally Good)
- Babylon (2022) (Very Good)
Feature Films Written by Chazelle
Sorted chronolgically. List excludes films he’s directed.
- The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) (Not Good)
- Grand Piano (2013) (Very Good)
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) (Good)
Non-Feature Films Written or Directed by Chazelle
- Whiplash (Short Film) (2013) (Good)
- Short film written and directed by Chazelle. Proof of concept film to get investors for feature-length Whiplash (2014)
- The Eddy (2020)
- Eight-episode streaming series executive produced by Chazelle. Two episodes directed by Chazelle.
- The Stunt Double (2020)
- Short film directed by Chazelle, shot in vertical orientation as a promotion for Apple.
Films Tangentially Connected to Chazelle
- Cloverfield (2008) (Very Good)
- Original film in the Cloverfield series. Chazelle is the writer for the first (indirect) sequel, 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016).
- The Last Exorcism (2010) (Not Very Good)
- Original film in Last Exorcism series. Chazelle is the writer for the sequel.
- The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) (Good)
- The indirect sequel to 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), which Chazelle wrote.
Chazelle Filmography, Ranked
- La La Land (2016) – Director/Writer – (Masterpiece: Tour de Good)
- First Man (2018) – Director/Writer – (Exceptionally Good)
- Whiplash (2014) – Director/Writer – (Exceptionally Good)
- Babylon (2022) – Director/Writer – (Very Good)
- Grand Piano (2013) – Writer – (Very Good)
- Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) – Director/Writer – (Good)
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) – Writer – (Good)
- Whiplash (Short Film) (2013) – Director/Writer – (Good)
- The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) – Writer – (Not Good)
Review Index
| Title | Date | Film Year | Director | Is It Good | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babylon (2022) | 06/14/2023 | 2022 | Chazelle, Damien | 6 | 2022, Damien Chazelle |
| The Cloverfield Paradox (2019) | 05/25/2023 | 2019 | Onah, Julius | 5 | Damien Chazelle |
| First Man (2018) | 05/07/2023 | 2018 | Chazelle, Damien | 7 | Featured Post, Damien Chazelle |
| La La Land (2016) | 04/11/2023 | 2016 | Chazelle, Damien | 8 | Damien Chazelle, Featured Post |
| 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) | 02/14/2023 | 2016 | Trachtenberg, Dan | 5 | Damien Chazelle |
| Cloverfield (2008) | 02/05/2023 | 2008 | Reeves, Matt | 6 | Damien Chazelle |
| Whiplash (2014) | 02/01/2023 | 2014 | Chazelle, Damien | 7 | Damien Chazelle |
| Grand Piano (2013) | 01/27/2023 | 2013 | Mira, Eugenio | 6 | Damien Chazelle |
| The Last Exorcism: Part II (2013) | 01/15/2023 | 2013 | Gass-Donnelly, Ed | 2 | Damien Chazelle |
| Whiplash (Short Film) (2013) | 01/14/2023 | 2013 | Chazelle, Damien | 5 | Damien Chazelle |
| The Last Exorcism (2010) | 01/08/2023 | 2010 | Stamm, Daniel | 3 | Damien Chazelle |
| Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) | 12/14/2022 | 2009 | Chazelle, Damien | 5 | Damien Chazelle |
- Review Series: Damien Chazelle
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