Downbeat vs Sing Street
Downbeat has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for Sing Street). Downbeat is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 45m. Sing Street is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downbeat
Sing Street| Downbeat | Sing Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Danny Madden | John Carney |
| Main cast | Christie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin Hahn | Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy |
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.
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Where to watch
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