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Hearts Beat Loud

Play trailer 2:27 Poster for Hearts Beat Loud PG-13 Released Jun 8, 2018 1h 37m Comedy Drama Music Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.
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Thoroughly sweet, comfortably familiar, and elevated by the chemistry between Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons, Hearts Beat Loud offers feel-good father-daughter drama.

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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Offerman holds it all together with a performance as powerful as it is quiet. Rated: 4/5 Sep 14, 2018 Full Review Robert Daniels 812filmreviews Anyone who's written a song knows how much heart is poured across the sheet; Hearts Beat Loud actualizes that "overflowing of spontaneous emotion." Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Kambole Campbell One Room With A View Hearts Beat Loud is a light, enjoyable film that washes over you - though perhaps doesn't linger in the mind long after the credits roll. Rated: 3/5 Aug 25, 2018 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson The deeply personal pulse that makes this movie tick is nourishment to the soul. Rated: 5/5 Oct 17, 2024 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film I cannot recommend Hearts Beat Loud enough. While the screenplay lacks exposition, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have nuance. There are many layers to these characters that come about in ways that are somewhat unexpected. Rated: A Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Kate Boyle InSession Film The music is wonderful, and I was upset its title song was not on the Oscar shortlist. Jul 8, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gerry M You need to like or at least relate to characters in the movie - did not happen for me. Music was dull uninspired & just droned on - nothing for me here. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Martin B It's a loaded cost and a great yarn. Offerman continues to amaze for his range. As a craftsman I appreciate his woodworking skill but to see that added to all the things he can do in entertainment is mind boggling. A true renaissance man. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Nora G This is a beautiful father-daughter movie with good music. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review Roberto L The cast of this film was great! Nick and Kiersey were perfect in their roles. The primary plot with the dad and daughter is solid. From there it gets muddy. Why is this girl, who is heading off to college, so angry? They didn't share any motivation but instead wrote her as a petulant teen you'd expect entering adolescence, not at 18. She struggles to even tell her dad the song he edited was good, another song he wrote was good, anything. The "love story" aspects were all failures. Kiersey and her girlfriend have absolutely no chemistry and their story doesn't further the main story in any way. Similarly the weird attempt to hook Nick's character into Toni's was another waste. It just makes his character look pathetic and more sad. So, Nick's character has decided to close his record store after 17 years. He has lots of regrets about not having made it in music, about his career choice... His daughter grinds home every one of those regrets when the chance comes. In the end she leaves but we don't get to see it, suddenly she is auditioning though she didn't want anything to do with it a few scenes ago, Dad is stuck in a dead end bar job after making the irrational decision to liquidate all of his records in one day though there was no pressure to leave the site, and nobody's love interests panning out. What was the grandma story line about? What did she do? Where'd she end up? It was one wasted story line after another. It's sad, it's depressing and I don't need to see it again. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review PridePosterStudios Hearts are definitely in the right place but it’s just too cheesy Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review isla s This is a generally enjoyable watch. Its a bit cliched perhaps but its not too bad. I enjoyed the music played. Its a bit of a role reversal type watch as the child seems to have her head screwed on moreso than the dad but he means well. Its not an especially memorable film but its not bad either, so I'll give it a 3 star rating overall. The music is enjoyable and I felt nick Offerman did ok playing the father figure but its not the kind of film that leaps out to me as an 'I must own this' purchase. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.
Director
Brett Haley
Producer
Houston King, Sam Bisbee, Sam Slater
Screenwriter
Brett Haley, Marc Basch
Distributor
Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co
Park Pictures, Northern Lights Films, Houston King Productions, Burn Later Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Drug References|Brief Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 13, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4M
Runtime
1h 37m
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