Beyond the Lights

2014

116 mins

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
83%
75%
Drama

Filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees) writes and directs this drama about a superstar singer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle),... More

Filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees) writes and directs this drama about a superstar singer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle), negatively impacted by fame to the point of becoming suicidal. But when she drops herself from a building, a young cop arrives in time to save her. From that moment, a relationship forms between the law-enforcer and the singer, helping her discover the artistry she thought she gave up.

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Beyond the Lights | Ratings & Reviews

83_%90 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
75_%19,289 reviews
Audience score rating

"A strange beast, a music-industry romance that alternates freely between wisdom and mawkishness..."

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Variety

"Beneath the shiny surface of music-video imagery and true-loveisms lie some provocative ideas and deep truths about how people relate on a private level vs. a public one."

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