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Drumline: A New Beat

Drumline: A New Beat

Music · Comedy · Drama · 2014

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

Movie details

Drumline: A New Beat

“#PassTheBaton”

2014 Music · Comedy · Drama 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Drumline: A New Beat?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bille Woodruff

Written by

Regina Y. Hicks · Karin Gist

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Dani Bolton

Leonard Roberts

Leonard Roberts

Dr. Sean Taylor

Jordan Calloway

Jordan Calloway

Jayven LaPierre

LeToya Luckett

LeToya Luckett

Dr. Nia Phillips

Jasmine Burke

Jasmine Burke

Tasha

Lisa Arrindell

Lisa Arrindell

Lois Bolton

Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon

Devon Miles

Court is in session

Put Drumline: A New Beat on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.