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Beats

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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 02/14/2021
4/5
The film does a terrific job of replicating the rave scene adjacent to the cultural kerfuffle of Cool Britannia. Go to Full Review
Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle 06/26/2020
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. Go to Full Review
David Ehrlich IndieWire 06/26/2020
B
If "Beats" slows down on its way to the rave, it makes up for that and then some when it finally gets there. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) 07/14/2024
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. Go to Full Review
Akos Peterbencze Vulnerable Man (Medium) 07/20/2023
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. Go to Full Review
Richard Trenholm CNET 03/31/2023
Beats is a heartwarming and hilarious film about friendship and belonging and music... Go to Full Review
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Rob F 07/30/2023 Absolute dog muck. A ham fisted, overbaked movie full of unlikely, overly chaotic scenarios and people being unnecessarily mean to each other. None of the characters are even likeable. The soundtrack isn't that good for a rave movie either: Obvious mainstream tracks and the pirate radio DJ isn't believable at all. It's never been that hard to get to a rave for goodness sake, even the train to bloody Bletchley was a cake walk compared to this bogus journey. See more 08/02/2022 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. See more 04/16/2021 Still waiting for that brilliant rave movie to come along. This isn't it. See more 04/04/2021 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. See more 12/27/2020 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. See more 12/18/2020 cool premise great music good acting See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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