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Beating Hearts

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2024 | 160 min | Romance, Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and romantics. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they've taken leads them back together.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.2 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 1 Cannes award.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $36 million worldwide on a $37 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 34K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gilles Lellouche

  • Adèle ExarchopoulosJackie
  • François CivilClotaire
  • Mallory WanecqueJackie (15 ans)
  • Malik FrikahClotaire (17 ans)
  • Alain ChabatLe père de Jackie
  • Benoît PoelvoordeLa Brosse
  • Vincent LacosteJeffrey
  • Jean-Pascal ZadiLionel adulte
  • Élodie BouchezLa mère de Clotaire
  • Karim LeklouLe père de Clotaire