Downbeat vs Given
Downbeat has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.3/10 for Given). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 31m. Given is the older of the two (2020 against 2026). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downbeat
Given| Downbeat | Given | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Danny Madden | Hikaru Yamaguchi |
| Main cast | Christie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin Hahn | Takuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro Asanuma |
Synopsis
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.
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.