The Five Heartbeats

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.The Five Heartbeats featuring Robert Townsend and Michael Wright is streaming on Starz, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent on Google Play, and 4 others. It's a drama and musical movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (3,636 votes) and was not well received by critics.