Downbeat vs Hit a Lick
Downbeat is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. Hit a Lick is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downbeat
Hit a Lick| Downbeat | Hit a Lick | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Drama, Music |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Danny Madden | Heidi Lawson, Tye Banks |
| Main cast | Christie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin Hahn | J. Alphonse Nicholson, Luray Cooper, Estes Tarver, Tray Chaney, Tye Banks |
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.
Hit a Lick
A middle-aged ex-con hired to manage his nephew's fledgling music career is caught between working for and taking down the neighborhood's crime boss.
Where to watch
Where to watch DownbeatWhere to watch Hit a Lick
More like Downbeat · More like Hit a Lick · Compare other titles