Where to Watch The Five Heartbeats Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'The Five Heartbeats' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Robert Townsend-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Five Heartbeats' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Five Heartbeats' right now, here are some finer points about the 20th Century Fox music flick.

Released March 29th, 1991, 'The Five Heartbeats' stars Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a user score of 72 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 63 respected users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry."

'The Five Heartbeats' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, and YouTube .