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The Beat That My Heart Skipped

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2005 | 107 min | Drama, Crime

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Perfume: The Story of a Murderer or The Silence of the Lambs, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.9 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $9 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 20K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jacques Audiard

  • Romain DurisThomas Seyr
  • Niels ArestrupRobert Seyr
  • Jonathan ZaccaïFabrice
  • Gilles CohenSami
  • Linh-Dan PhamMiao Lin
  • Aure AtikaAline
  • Emmanuelle DevosChris
  • Anton YakovlevMinskov
  • Mélanie LaurentMinskov's Girlfriend
  • Agnès AubéWoman