The Five Heartbeats

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Actors: Harry Lennix , Leon , Michael Wright , Hawthorne James , Diahann Carroll , Troy Beyer , Robert Townsend , John Canada Terrell , Tico Wells , Tressa Thomas , Roy Fegan , Deborah Lacey , Chuck Patterson , Carla Brothers , Harold Nicholas

Director: Robert Townsend

IMDB Rate: 6.8 out of 10 (1105 votes)

Plot Summary: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 improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with its casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.