Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Beats easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Beats end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Beats

Name: Beats
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Released: 2019
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Lorn Macdonald, Laura Fraser, Brian Ferguson, Ross Mann, Gemma McElhinney

Directed by Brian Welsh

Produced by Rosetta Productions

2019100 min6.6 / 10

A bittersweet coming-of-age story about two best friends' final night together before life pulls them apart, set against the vibrant backdrop of 1990s Scottish rave culture.

Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. In pursuit of adventure and escape they head out on one last night to an illegal rave before parting ways indefinitely.

Clusters

Bittersweet Second Chances Underdog Team Victories Family Reunions and Second Chances Music And Musicians Friendship Movies

Genres

Drama Comedy Music

Keywords

Friendship Scotland Rave Culture 1990s

Questions people ask

Is Beats sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Beats easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Beats violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Beats scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Beats end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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