Beyond the Lights
Film2014116 min

Beyond the Lights

Taste attributes: dramaromancemusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Open your heart, find your voice."

Boxlist takeAn emotional, warm-hearted romantic drama: grounded and simple. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Gugu Mbatha-RawNate ParkerMinnie DriverMachine Gun KellyDanny Glover

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2014
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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