The Five Heartbeats
In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.
R
HD
Drama, Music
1991
121 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Five Heartbeats
- Duration : 121 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Directors : Robert Townsend min
- Imdb : 7.5 (2416 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.2 (18959 votes)
- Actors : Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix
Movie Storyline
In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.