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Love Beats Rhymes

  • 20172017
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
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5.3/10
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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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  • Drama
  • Musical
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.
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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  • Director
    • RZA
  • Writer
    • Nicole Jefferson Asher
  • Stars
    • John David Washington
    • Lucien Laviscount
    • Common
Top credits
  • Director
    • RZA
  • Writer
    • Nicole Jefferson Asher
  • Stars
    • John David Washington
    • Lucien Laviscount
    • Common
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    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Trailer 2:07
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    Clip 3:55
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    Official Trailer
    Clip 2:05
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    Hana Mae Lee in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Jill Scott and Lucien Laviscount in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Lucien Laviscount and Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Hana Mae Lee in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Common in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Jill Scott and Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)

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    John David Washington
    John David Washington
    • Mahlik
    Lucien Laviscount
    Lucien Laviscount
    • Derek
    Common
    Common
    • Coltrane
    Hana Mae Lee
    Hana Mae Lee
    • Julie
    Lorraine Toussaint
    Lorraine Toussaint
    • Nichelle
    Method Man
    Method Man
    • Ref
    Jill Scott
    Jill Scott
    • Professor Dixon
    Arjun Gupta
    Arjun Gupta
    • Naveen
    Craig muMs Grant
    Craig muMs Grant
    • MuMs da Schemer
    Daniella De Jesús
    Daniella De Jesús
    • Tomboyish Latina
    • (as Daniella De Jesus)
    Mary Christina Brown
    Mary Christina Brown
    • Sapphire
    Melissa Jackson
    Melissa Jackson
    • Slam Host
    Jas Anderson
    Jas Anderson
    • Thug 1
    Jeremie Harris
    Jeremie Harris
    • Matt
    Jin Au-Yeung
    Jin Au-Yeung
    • Jin
    • (as Jin Auyeung)
    Azealia Banks
    • Coco
    Caleb Eberhardt
    Caleb Eberhardt
    • Reasons
    Ryan Metcalf
    Ryan Metcalf
    • Male Jock
    • 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

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    User reviews9

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    Top review
    8/10
    A solid film
    Brilliantly directed and acting was very well-done. Jill Scott and especially Azealia Banks were outstanding in their performances. Hope to see more of Ms. Banks in future films! Her talent and charisma really shines through. The only major downside of the movie was probably the romance which happened very suddenly and spontaneously, as there was not enough development between the two characters and it seemed a tad unconvincing. Aside from the romance and a semi-predictable plotline, the movie makes for an enjoyable quick watch and is definitely worth checking out.
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    • eridsteele
    • Jan 9, 2018

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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
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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