Beyond the Lights

Name: Beyond the Lights
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2014-11-14
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, mgk, Danny Glover

2014·Movie·PG-13·116 min·★ 6.8(390)

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“Open your heart, find your voice.”

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?

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About Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights is a 2014 English-language romance and drama film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The cast is led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver. It has a runtime of 1h 56m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Beyond the Lights was produced by Black Entertainment Television, Relativity Media, and Relativity Sports and made in United States of America. It was released on November 14, 2014, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $7 million, it went on to gross $15 million worldwide.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writers: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Release date: November 14, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $15 million
Production: Black Entertainment Television, Relativity Media, Relativity Sports

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Beyond the Lights cast & crew

Beyond the Lights was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

The cast features Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Noni Jean, Nate Parker as Kazaam Nicol, Minnie Driver as Macy Jean, mgk as Kid Culprit, Danny Glover as Captain Nicol, and Aml Ameen as Trey.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mark Isham, cinematography is by Tami Reiker, and it was produced by Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley.

Is Beyond the Lights worth watching?

Beyond the Lights holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 390 ratings, a solidly received romance films.

At 1h 56m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy romance and drama, Beyond the Lights is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Beyond the Lights

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