Filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees) writes and directs this drama about a superstar singer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle),...
Filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees) writes and directs this drama about a superstar singer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle), negatively impacted by fame to the point of becoming suicidal. But when she drops herself from a building, a young cop arrives in time to save her. From that moment, a relationship forms between the law-enforcer and the singer, helping her discover the artistry she thought she gave up.
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84 %91 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
75 %19,282 reviewsAudience score rating
"A strange beast, a music-industry romance that alternates freely between wisdom and mawkishness..."
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Variety
Variety"Beneath the shiny surface of music-video imagery and true-loveisms lie some provocative ideas and deep truths about how people relate on a private level vs. a public one."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Gina Prince-Bythewood's entertaining music-biz melodrama is no less satisfying for the familiarity of its soapy trajectory."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterBeyond the Lights | Details
- Runtime
- 116
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
