Heartbeats

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Heartbeats

PG

2018

1h 47m

Romance

Drama

Music

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A high-spirited American hip-hop dancer travels to India with her family and becomes infatuated with a new dance style.

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Hannah Brown

Jerusalem Post

Mar 29, 2021

No cliche is spared, but that doesn't mean this movie won't be fun for dance lovers. It's sort of Step Up meets Dirty Dancing meets Slumdog Millionaire.

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Paul Parcellin

Film Threat

Jun 25, 2018

3/10

For all of its pageantry, choreographed dance numbers and splashy photography, Heartbeats has all the qualities of a lackluster after school special.

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Joyce Slaton

Common Sense Media

Mar 23, 2018

2/5

Great dance scenes perk up so-so cross-cultural romance.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Dec 9, 2017

2/5

Striving for a fusion of Hollywood and Bollywood, dance music drama Heartbeats concocts a cross-cultural romance for an aspiring hip-hop dancer from LA and a Mumbai wedding entertainer. But the resulting masala is distinctly tepid.

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Kit R

@RT58775989 Mar 7, 2025

I looked up the director & saw he wrote “Save the Last Dance” - thought it was cool he did another bi-racial romance but with an American girl & a hottie Indian boy! Would love to visit the locations in India they filmed in, especially that stone temple where the pre-wedding dancing took place. Great soundtrack too!

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Jan 1, 2021

I loved it. This movie is a reminder of what is and really isn't at stake with life. Especially in these dark times, this movie fueled dreams I hope to carry out when the pandemic is over and hopefully find love too!

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Sep 10, 2018

Beautiful. Amitash Pradhan is a fantastic actor and easy on the eyes. Lots of newcomers in this film.

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Jul 23, 2018

As someone who has traveled to India numerous times, I was interested in seeing this film. However, after having seen it, I wish I hadn't. It's really awful. Amateurish acting, a ridiculous plot, and aimed at pre-teen girls, the dance sequences are the only redeeming thing about this Bollywood wannabe. Avoid.

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Mar 21, 2018

if you love a good dance movie ... this is a most see!!!!

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Mar 20, 2018

Heartbeats has it all great dancing, beautiful scenery.

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Duane Adler

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Krystal Ellsworth

Kelli Andrews

Amitash Pradhan

Aseem Kapoor

Justin Chon

Jae Juarez

Paul McGillion

Richard Andrews

Daphne Zuniga

Michelle Andrews

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Synopsis

A high-spirited American hip-hop dancer travels to India with her family and becomes infatuated with a new dance style.

Director: Duane Adler
Producer: Andrea Chung, Sriram Das, Karine Martin
Screenwriter: Duane Adler
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co: Das Films, Bowery Hills Entertainment, On the Road
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Romance, Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2017
Runtime: 1h 47m

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