August Rush vs Downbeat
Downbeat has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for August Rush). Downbeat is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 54m. August Rush is the older of the two (2007 against 2026). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
August Rush
Downbeat| August Rush | Downbeat | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Music | Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kirsten Sheridan | Danny Madden |
| Main cast | Freddie Highmore, Aaron Staton, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Terrence Howard | Christie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin Hahn |
Synopsis
August Rush
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.
Downbeat
Fleeing mistakes in Atlanta, Mauro crashes on his sister’s couch in Boston. He takes to bucket drumming on the streets for a way out, but can’t stop screwing things up and drawing everyone else into his own feral shortcomings.
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