Beats

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Beats

2019

1h 41m

Drama

Comedy

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63 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

In 1994 two Scottish friends head out for a final night of partying before they go their separate ways.

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Well-acted and enlivened by an evocative soundtrack and period detail, Beats draws timeless themes out of its specific story and setting.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Feb 14, 2021

4/5

The film does a terrific job of replicating the rave scene adjacent to the cultural kerfuffle of Cool Britannia.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Jun 26, 2020

2.5/5

The script may be a bleaker take on a tale we've seen so many times before, but their trembling steps toward adulthood hit the right rhythm.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Jun 26, 2020

B

If "Beats" slows down on its way to the rave, it makes up for that and then some when it finally gets there.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Jul 14, 2024

4/5

The characters are written so well around one another that each moment of tension feels hostile, each moment of vulnerability feels sincere, and each moment of banter is hilarious.

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

Jul 20, 2023

You can constantly feel throughout the film that it wants to be something of a remarkable and stylistic flick but falls short in its delivery. It’s a Trainspotting wannabe.

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Richard Trenholm

CNET

Mar 31, 2023

Beats is a heartwarming and hilarious film about friendship and belonging and music...

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Emily W

@RT84035777 Jun 5, 2026

THEY KISSED AND SAID I LOVE YOU IM NOT CRAZY SOMEONE TELL THEM ITS LEGAL NOW I NEED YAOI FANFICTION IMMEDIATELY

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Aug 2, 2022

scenes just carry on for too long, using the one shot over and over made the "exciting dance full of drugs and fun" DULL. The music was nausiateing, the characters including the main were EMPTY and unrealistic. This world full of drugs partying gangsters and police brutality should make an exciting movie? an episode of my little pony holds more substance then this movie.

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Apr 16, 2021

Still waiting for that brilliant rave movie to come along. This isn't it.

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Apr 4, 2021

Would of scored it higher but I don't understand why it was in black and white plus their annoying political undertones during the film basically the annoying powerfist and the freaking communist sign. You can create a 90s rave movie without the communist crap in it.

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Dec 27, 2020

It’s Stand By Me, but instead of a dead body, two unhappy Glasgow teenagers are trying to get to their first illegal rave, and maybe their last time together. Great if you grew up in the rave scene of the early 90s.

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Dec 18, 2020

cool premise great music good acting

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Synopsis

In 1994 two Scottish friends head out for a final night of partying before they go their separate ways.

Director: Brian Welsh
Producer: Camilla Bray
Screenwriter: Kieran Hurley, Brian Welsh
Production Co: Rosetta Productions
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 41m

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