The movie tells the story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group, The Five Heartbeats (Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells)Â within the space of seven years.Â
8 August 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 November 1964, New York City, New York, USA
28 November 1936, Quebec, Canada
19 February 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 July 1915, Detroit, Michigan, USA
27 March 1921, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
21 September 1953, USA
15 July 1968, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
8 March 1962, New York City, New York, USA
16 November 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 December 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA
30 January 1954, Detroit, Michigan, USA
27 December 1964, South Central, Los Angeles, California, USA
1938, Pelion, South Carolina, USA
15 November 1921, New York, USA
19 October 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
October 19, 2004
An underrated drama about the ups and downs of a Temptations-like r&b group with solid acting and fine music. If you haven't seen it, rent it. It's worth it.
March 01, 2002
A once or future 'VH1 movie that rocks.'
February 22, 2011
The rise and fall of a flashy, fictional 1960s rock group.
February 05, 2006
The charitable might be tempted to describe The Five Heartbeats as wholesome and well-intentioned -- but so is a 6-year-old who just crayon-scrawled "I love cookies" on the living room wall.
