Love Beats Rhymes

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Love Beats Rhymes

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2017

1h 45m

Drama

Music

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A young woman dream of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish college. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, however her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

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Amy Nicholson

Variety

12/02/2017

C-

Coco and Mahlik's scenes are the only ones that seem to take place on earth. Everything else is from some Maya Angelou-inspired Mars.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

12/01/2017

With a plot as predictable as a haiku, RZA and screenwriter Nicole Jefferson Asher would have done better to embrace the strangeness.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

11/30/2017

There's not much added to the static thump of clich in "Love Beats Rhymes" to give this tale of a struggling young female rapper-poet any special life.

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Julian Lytle

Punch Drunk Critics

01/11/2020

2.5/5

This movie overall is just ok, not outstanding in any way but it was nice to see a story like this with a black woman as the hero so it wasn't a complete waste.

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David Noh

Film Journal International

12/01/2017

Music artists Azealia Banks and RZA both find their footing in film, with this portrait of a young, gifted and black wannabe female rapper.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/22/2025

Success in 1 hour and 46 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language and Some Sexual Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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11/28/2021

It wasnt as bad as i thought it would be

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01/18/2021

It's like if Disney's Let It Shine decided to do a remake with a couple of curse words.

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08/03/2020

Great film. Loved the film from beginning to end. Excellent!

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05/17/2019

The movie was cool but to tell the truth Azealia Banks sucked. She is a horrible actress

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04/13/2019

It was better than we expected. The movie itself was pretty predictable but a fun watch. I enjoyed the storyline and the actors. The subject really interested me and I've never seen a movie explore rap and poetry this way. I always get a bit confused when I see Hana Mae Lee talk in a movie, to be honest. All I see is her Pitch Perfect character. She is a great actress though! I enjoyed the movie and it's an easy watch. If the subject interests you I would for sure recommend it :-)

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A young woman dream of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish college. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, however her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

Director: RZA
Producer: Paul Hall
Screenwriter: Nicole Jefferson Asher
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Codeblack Films, Lionsgate
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Material)
Genre: Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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