Beats

Movie

2019

1h 49m

TV-MA

English

Drama, Music

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6.6

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An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

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Beats

TV-MA

Movie

2019

1h 49m

English

Drama, Music

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An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

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Cast

Romelo Reese

August Monroe

Carla Monroe

Vanessa Robinson

Terrence

Queen Cabrini

Young Buck

Kari

Laz

Niyah

Ahmad Nicholas Ferguson

Boy in Blue

Mister Ford

Vern

Leshea

Elizabeth

Teacher

Michael David Hammond

Big Dude

Raw Space Rapper #1

Raw Space Rapper #2

Big Ass Dad

Receptionist

Concert Rapper

J Sprado

Tony Bigs

Directed By: Chris Robinson

Written By: Miles Orion Feldsott

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sungoddess says...

5 years ago

In a world that holds almost no space for the mental health of people of colour, and especially black women and children, this movie was a simple and beautiful story... It didn't need to be complicated, but it was nice to see a story where the black boy isn't trying to be 'hard', but trying to find equilibrium. Anthony Anderson's performance is in many ways, the subtle glue here... the 'real man' and the bridge for August to find his way back into the world. Simple and beautiful... it's a good watch, with a feel good ending.

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dnb_tim says...

10 months ago

This was a pretty good movie. At first I thought it was just going to be another movie about some kid in the hood with a troubled past, and than all of a sudden he gets discovered by some stranger and becomes a legend, and it turns out that, that is definitely all this movie is. Lol! Either way, it’s still a good movie. The character development was great, and it definitely had a good message, although things bad happen in life, you still have to pick up your feet and move forward.

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faithful soul says...

5 years ago

The musical beats are good, but it is the emotional and mental health aspect of the story that is at the beating heart of this film. It's not perfect - some instances in the narrative felt contrived - but it is still a valiant effort, and a refreshingly honest new perspective on the after-effects of gun crime.

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