Downbeat vs I Am Not a Hipster

Downbeat has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for I Am Not a Hipster). I Am Not a Hipster is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 31m. I Am Not a Hipster is the older of the two (2013 against 2026). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Downbeat posterDownbeat2026 VS I Am Not a Hipster posterI Am Not a Hipster2013
DownbeatI Am Not a Hipster
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.8/10
Year20262013
Length1h 31m1h 30m
GenresDrama, MusicDrama, Music
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDanny MaddenDestin Daniel Cretton
Main castChristie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin HahnBrad William Henke, Adam Shapiro, Dominic Bogart, Michael Harding, Tania Verafield

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.

I Am Not a Hipster

Things are not looking good for Brook, a young, talented singer/songwriter who has become the clichéd tortured artist. Slow to come to terms with the death of his mother, Brook is self-absorbed, aggressive, and the major obstruction to his own career success. His isolation is lifted when his three sisters and estranged father come to spread his mother’s ashes. Brook’s loving sisters have a magical effect on his anger and apathy, suggesting…

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