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Love Beats Rhymes

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.2K
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Common, Lucien Laviscount, Hana Mae Lee, and Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
An aspiring hip-hop artist discovers the world of slam poetry.
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6 Videos
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DramaMusical

Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.

  • Director
    • RZA
  • Writer
    • Nicole Jefferson Asher
  • Stars
    • John David Washington
    • Common
    • Lucien Laviscount
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writer
      • Nicole Jefferson Asher
    • Stars
      • John David Washington
      • Common
      • Lucien Laviscount
    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos6

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:07
    Trailer
    Love Beats Rhymes: New Direction
    Clip 1:34
    Love Beats Rhymes: New Direction
    Love Beats Rhymes: New Direction
    Clip 1:34
    Love Beats Rhymes: New Direction
    Love Beats Rhymes: Restaurant
    Clip 1:22
    Love Beats Rhymes: Restaurant
    Love Beats Rhymes: Coco Meets Coltrane
    Clip 2:00
    Love Beats Rhymes: Coco Meets Coltrane
    The Rise of John David Washington
    Clip 3:55
    The Rise of John David Washington
    Official Trailer
    Clip 2:05
    Official Trailer

    Photos9

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    John David Washington
    John David Washington
    • Mahlik
    Common
    Common
    • Coltrane
    Lucien Laviscount
    Lucien Laviscount
    • Derek
    Lorraine Toussaint
    Lorraine Toussaint
    • Nichelle
    Method Man
    Method Man
    • Ref
    Hana Mae Lee
    Hana Mae Lee
    • Julie
    Arjun Gupta
    Arjun Gupta
    • Naveen
    Jill Scott
    Jill Scott
    • Professor Dixon
    La Daniella
    • Tomboyish Latina
    • (as Daniella De Jesus)
    Craig muMs Grant
    Craig muMs Grant
    • MuMs da Schemer
    Mary Christina Brown
    Mary Christina Brown
    • Sapphire
    Jeremie Harris
    Jeremie Harris
    • Matt
    Azealia Banks
    • Coco
    Melissa Jackson
    Melissa Jackson
    • Slam Host
    Bryan Burton
    Bryan Burton
    • Shy Nerdy Guy
    Caleb Eberhardt
    Caleb Eberhardt
    • Reasons
    Jin Au-Yeung
    Jin Au-Yeung
    • Jin
    • (as Jin Auyeung)
    Esperanza Spalding
    Esperanza Spalding
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    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writer
      • Nicole Jefferson Asher
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    • Trivia
      Azealia Banks cancelled parts of her tour to have time to film the movie.
    • Soundtracks
      Get That Work
      Written by Chief WaKil (as Mansa Wakili), Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher), Jason Rabinowitz, James Katalbas and Jaron Lamot
      Performed by Icy Black
      Courtesy of The Math Club

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    Love

    I loved this movie Azealia is a very good actor I was wowed great job girl I enjoyed this movie and you are a talented rapper also don't ever let nobody tell you different you have skills girl acting or rapping you have the package and the guy that played her love interest did and very good job I enjoyed this movie I see it didn't get many stars people are just plum hatters cause this was a very good movie πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ
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    • Sep 22, 2020
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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • It Doesn't Have to Rhyme
    • Production companies
      • Codeblack Films
      • Lionsgate
      • Spoken Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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