The Five Heartbeats (1991)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 29th, 1991, 'The Five Heartbeats' stars Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a user score of 72 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 59 knowledgeable users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

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