The Five Heartbeats

3/29/19912h 1min7.3/10(74 TMDB votes)

DramaMusic

Directed by Robert Townsend

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.