Beats vs Given
Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Beats). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 49m. Beats is the older of the two (2019 against 2020). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beats
Given| Beats | Given | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Chris Robinson | Hikaru Yamaguchi |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, Uzo Aduba, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser, Khalil Everage | Takuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro Asanuma |
Synopsis
Beats
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
Given
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.