Beats

About Beats

Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future.

Beats (2019) is a comedy music film directed by Brian Welsh. Released in May 2019, it runs 100 minutes.

Lorn Macdonald appears as Spanner, Laura Fraser as Alison, Brian Ferguson as Robert, and Ross Mann as D-Man. Written by Brian Welsh and Kieran Hurley.

Shelv files it under scotland, rave culture, friendship, and 1990s. In the United States it streams on Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and Philo.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Trainspotting, and T2 Trainspotting make useful companions to Beats. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 89 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.