The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
DramaMusic

The Five Heartbeats

1991
121 min
7.3
73.0%
User Score
(69 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Keenen Ivory Wayans

STARRING

Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells

Videos & Trailers

The Five Heartbeats - Official Movie Trailer
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Trailer

The Five Heartbeats - Official Movie Trailer

Cast

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Duck

Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Eddie

Leon

Leon

J.T.

Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Dresser

Tico Wells

Tico Wells

Choirboy

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Eleanor Potter

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Sarge

John Canada Terrell

John Canada Terrell

Michael 'Flash' Turner

Chuck Patterson

Jimmy Potter

Hawthorne James

Hawthorne James

Big Red

Roy Fegan

Bird

Troy Byer

Troy Byer

Baby Doll