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The Five Heartbeats
The movie tells the story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group, The Five Heartbeats (Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells) within the space of seven years.
31 July 1978, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
8 August 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
11 February 1945, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
23 March 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
30 January 1954, Detroit, Michigan, USA
27 January 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 January 1942, Detroit, Michigan, USA
February 05, 2006
The charitable might be tempted to describe The Five Heartbeats as wholesome and well-intentioned -- but so is a 6-year-old who just crayon-scrawled "I love cookies" on the living room wall.
October 19, 2004
An underrated drama about the ups and downs of a Temptations-like r&b group with solid acting and fine music. If you haven't seen it, rent it. It's worth it.
February 22, 2011
The rise and fall of a flashy, fictional 1960s rock group.
March 01, 2002
A once or future 'VH1 movie that rocks.'