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The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991, Movie, 2h 1min

In 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.

Country: United States

Director:

Robert Townsend

Cast:

Robert Townsend,

John Witherspoon

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Critic William Thomas

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6

Loved the choreography.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Five Heartbeats include Dirty Dancing, Dance Academy, The Bodyguard, Grace of My Heart, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Face the Music.

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The Five Heartbeats was released in theaters on March 29, 1991.