The Five Heartbeats

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The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 drama and music movie directed by Robert Townsend. It stars Robert Townsend, Michael Wright and Leon. It runs 2h 1m and is rated R. TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10.

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.