The Netflix film Beats is a coming-of-age drama set in the South Side of Chicago. It centers on August Monroe, a reclusive teenage music prodigy, and Romelo Reese, a struggling former producer.
: It explores the "burnout" of young male friendship as the two boys face diverging futures—one moving to a "better" neighborhood and the other stuck in a cycle of poverty and abuse. Beats(2019)
In 2019, two distinct films titled Beats were released, each exploring music culture and youth in different urban settings. One is a Scottish coming-of-age drama directed by Brian Welsh, and the other is a Netflix original set in Chicago directed by Chris Robinson. The Netflix film Beats is a coming-of-age drama