The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Ratings:
7.3 (TMDb)
Released:
1991-03-29
Runtime:
2h 1m
Genres:
Drama, Music
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Robert Townsend
Actors:
Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells, Diahann Carroll, Harold Nicholas, John Canada Terrell
Synopsis
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.