Movie

Beat

2000 · 93 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into doomed bohemian lives, watching self-destruction and toxic love with a knot in your stomach.

Tagline: Sex and Drugs before Rock and Roll
Overview: The true story of two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the "Beat Generation."
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, addiction, love
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
addiction
love
death
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong