The Five Heartbeats
Directed by Robert TownsendIn the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
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- rahssan44January 18, 2025Another movie where the mainstream critics put down the movie and the local movie goers would love the movie. It's a story of a group based on the Dells and the Temptations. You get to see pieces of the story from both music groups in the film from how they pushed their way ahead in the music business in the middle of the 20th century.
- Delroy G JamesNovember 14, 2025This is one of my favorite movies. I loved the story, and especially the music. It was one of the best underrated semi-biographical movies of all time.
The Five Heartbeats Trivia
The Five Heartbeats was released on March 29, 1991.
The Five Heartbeats was directed by Robert Townsend.
The Five Heartbeats has a runtime of 2 hr 1 min.
The Five Heartbeats was produced by Loretha C. Jones, Robert Townsend.
The key characters in The Five Heartbeats are Duck (Robert Townsend), Eddie (Michael Wright), J.T. (Leon).
The Five Heartbeats is rated R.
The Five Heartbeats is a Drama, Music film.
The Five Heartbeats has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.