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Beyond the Lights

Year:

2014

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2014-11-14

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $7,000,000

Gross: $14,612,840 (USA) (25 January 2015)

Cast

Actor

Character

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Noni

Nate Parker

Kaz

Minnie Driver

Macy Jean

Machine Gun Kelly

Kid Culprit (as Richard Colson Baker)

Danny Glover

Captain Nicol

Darryl Stephens

Quentin

Elaine Tan

April

Isaac Keys

Jonas

Tyler Christopher

Liam King

Benito Martinez

Jesse Soria

Aisha Hinds

J Stanley

India Jean-Jacques

Noni (age 10)

Deidrie Henry

Felicia

Estelle

Herself

Malieek Straughter

Billboard Awards Stage Manager

Brandon Wilson

Male Fan

Jordan Belfi

Steve Sams

Greg Davis Jr.

Officer Aforo

Sky Soleil

LAPD Cop #2

Hayley Marie Norman

Shai

Rob Locke

Emcee

Laurieann Gibson

Choreographer Gibson

Aml Ameen

Trey

Jesse Woodrow

Carl

Onahoua Rodriguez

Donia

Wren T. Brown

Pastor Marks

Sean Anderson

Himself

Irving Whitlow

Irv

Wade Allain-Marcus

Photographer

Rocsi

Herself

Ithamar Enriquez

Spanish Karaoke Guy

Erika Ringor

Town Car Driver

Gil Darnell

Worthy Farm Stage Manager

Hector Bucio

Man at Mexico Market

Tom Wright

Reverend Brown

Tina D'Marco

Vendor

Amy Johnson

Reporter

Debra Lee

Herself

Roland Martin

Himself

Mark Ridley Thomas

Himself

Chaka Khan

Herself

Amar'e Stoudemire

Himself

Don Lemon

Himself

Gayle King

Herself

DeAndre Jordan

Himself

James Hardy

Himself

Ashley Hamilton

Himself

Brandee Evans

Dancer

Christina Webber

Dancer

Anisha Gibbs

Dancer

Helen Gedlu

Dancer

Ethan Ward

Bradley

Maame-Yaa Aforo

Trey's Assistant (uncredited)

Joseph Aviel

Security (uncredited)

Orel De La Mota

Party Man (uncredited)

Felicia Dillon

Bottle service waitress (uncredited)

Cherrelle E'Lan

Nurse (uncredited)

Brittany Escobar

Fangirl (uncredited)

Katina Forte

Reporter (uncredited)

Haley Lyn Gilchrist

Tammy Toulson- tap dancer (uncredited)

Armar Gonsalves

Concert Fan (uncredited)

Nikki Harlow

Bottle Service Waitress (uncredited)

Teebone Mitchell

Bass Player - Band Member (uncredited)

Shannon Murray

Kid Culprit's Girlfriend in Music Video (uncredited)

Rob Raco

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Destiny Soria

Concert fan (uncredited)

Julian Stone

Voice Actor (uncredited)

Datari Turner

Noni's boyfriend in music video (uncredited)

Miroslav Zaruba

Paparazzi (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Gugu sang all her own songs for this movie.

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Noni was originally written as an American and Gugu Mbatha-Raw auditioned for the role with an American accent, but after hearing her speak in her natural accent Gina Prince-Bythewood re-wrote the character to make her British.

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The director makes a cameo as the limo driver around the end of the movie.

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Quotes

Noni: What we had was perfect right?

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Kaz: I see you.

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Felicia: [to Noni about her mother] You know, it wasn't a monster who dragged you into my shop. It was a desperate mum who seemed like she'd do anything to make her kid's life better.

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