IMDb 7.4 2017 HD

BPM (Beats per Minute)

BPM (Beats per Minute)

2017
Drama
143 min NR France
7.7 / 10
7.4 IMDB

Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Robin Campillo
Starring
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart / Arnaud Valois / Adèle Haenel / Antoine Reinartz / Félix Maritaud / Ariel Borenstein / Aloïse Sauvage / Simon Bourgade

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

urgent passionate defiant human raw impactful vibrant moving resilient historical determined emotional

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
Apr 14, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

A searingly honest and remarkably human film, BPM (Beats per Minute) is a testament to the courage of activists fighting an epidemic. The early 1990s Paris setting is rendered with palpable urgency, as a group of young people…

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Simon Croft
Apr 14, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

BPM (Beats per Minute) offers a potent, if sometimes overwhelming, glimpse into the lives of AIDS activists in early 1990s Paris. The film excels in its portrayal of the group’s dynamic, showcasing their shared passion and relentless pursuit…

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Genevieve Dubois
Apr 14, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is not just a film about a disease; it's a vibrant, pulsating portrait of defiance. BPM (Beats per Minute) plunges us into the heart of a Parisian ACT UP collective in the early 1990s, their lives a…

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Marcus Bellwether
Apr 14, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

Robin Campillo’s (director unknown) BPM is a raw, often electrifying, chronicle of activism during the height of the AIDS crisis. Set in early 90s Paris, it follows ACT UP members as they push pharmaceutical companies and public health…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 14, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

BPM (Beats per Minute) is a vital and unflinching portrayal of a generation’s fight. The film immerses you in the urgent world of Paris in the early 1990s, where a group of activists confronts the devastating AIDS epidemic…

FAQs

The early 1990s setting is crucial, placing the film within a specific period of heightened fear and uncertainty surrounding the AIDS epidemic. This era saw a desperate need for information and treatment, and the film highlights the activism that emerged from this crisis. The context of the time fuels the urgency of the characters' actions, as they confront a disease that was still poorly understood and inadequately addressed by authorities.