Overview
A man grapples with the shadows of his past while pursuing his passion for music.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- visceral
- brooding
- intimate
- focused evening viewing
- cinephile night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Jacques Audiard's tense character study as a powerful French crime drama elevated by Romain Duris's performance, muscular direction, and the tension between violence and music.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thomas Seyr alternates between predatory real-estate dealings and demanding piano practice as he tries to change his life.
Thomas's piano lessons and preparation for a concert form the counterpoint to his increasingly brutal criminal world.
Thomas's relationship with his thuggish father Robert connects criminal cruelty to a broader parent-child struggle.
Estate deals, squatters, and confrontational encounters place Thomas's moral crisis inside contemporary Paris.
Films like The Beat That My Heart Skipped, and why
A Prophet
urban crime drama centered on moral compromise, family influence, and self-reinvention
The Yards
intense character-driven drama about criminality, masculinity, and conflicted identity
The Consequences of Love
European crime drama combining volatile family dynamics with an artistic vocation
Movie Details
- Director
- Jacques Audiard
- Release Date
- 2005-03-16
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (505)
Cast
- Romain Duris
- Niels Arestrup
- Jonathan Zaccaï
- Gilles Cohen
- Linh-Dan Pham
- Aure Atika
- Emmanuelle Devos
- Anton Yakovlev
- Mélanie Laurent
- Agnès Aubé
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Beat That My Heart Skipped about?
- A brutal Parisian estate agent attempts to exchange his father's criminal legacy for the demanding, fragile discipline of the piano.
- What is The Beat That My Heart Skipped like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Beat That My Heart Skipped as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Beat That My Heart Skipped violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Beat That My Heart Skipped as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Beat That My Heart Skipped?
- Critics broadly regard Jacques Audiard's tense character study as a powerful French crime drama elevated by Romain Duris's performance, muscular direction, and the tension between violence and music.
- Which films are like The Beat That My Heart Skipped?
- Films with a similar feel include A Prophet, The Yards, and The Consequences of Love.
- How long is The Beat That My Heart Skipped?
- The Beat That My Heart Skipped runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Beat That My Heart Skipped?
- In United States, The Beat That My Heart Skipped is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
