Synopsis
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.
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Cast
- Nick OffermanFrancis James "Frank" Fisher
- Kiersey ClemonsSamantha Lee "Sam" Fisher
- Blythe DannerMarianne Fisher
- Toni ColletteLeslie
- Sasha LaneRose
- Ted DansonDave
- Jesse PatchRecord Customer
- Alex ReznikProfessor Berg
- Rafael PouerietOfficer Johnson
- Linda Lee McBrideCallie
Recommendations
- 80
TheWrap
It gets away with missteps because of how consistently heartwarming and affable the people on screen are. Clemons and Offerman are especially effective, with Frank’s earnestness comically shot down by Clemons’ quick-witted preciousness. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Heartfelt and unassuming but likely to prompt a few complaints that it doesn't ring true. - 70
Variety
Clemons has been a luminous presence who could bloom into a great grown-up actress. Hearts Beat Loud proves she’s the real deal. As for the film around her, Haley’s 21-drum solo salute to the passage of time is, like Frank, merely fine. But he admirably keeps his characters’ victories small and their losses familiar, making his movie a ballad everyone can hum to. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Energized by Offerman and Clemons, the effectiveness of the music and the emotional freshness of "Hearts Beat Loud" are finally triumphant. Sometimes wearing your heart on your sleeve is the only way to go. - 67
The Film Stage
This film is often slight but always welcoming. The two leads have a pleasant chemistry that elevates each exchange and build out a meaningful–and meaningfully deep–relationship that’s easy to engage with and root fo - 67
The A.V. Club
Hearts Beat Loud is smart, sincere, expertly performed (though Ted Danson, in a small role as Frank’s favorite bartender, gets little to do apart from echo Sam Malone), quietly progressive (Sam’s ethnicity and sexuality elicit no onscreen comment whatsoever), and just thoroughly… nice. - 60
Village Voice
The real reason to see this film is Kiersey Clemons’s Sam and her romance with aspiring artist Rose (Sasha Lane). - 50
The New York Times
With its oversimplified emotions and dumbed-down depiction of the creative process, this inoffensive time-filler dissolves in the mouth like vanilla pudding.
