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If Beale Street Could Talk

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
48K
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  • Cast & crew
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Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Based on the novel by James Baldwin, this is the story of Tish, a newly-engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover's innocence while carrying their first-born child.
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  • Romance

A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
48K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Barry Jenkins
  • Writers
    • Barry Jenkins(written for the screen by)
    • James Baldwin(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • KiKi Layne
    • Stephan James
    • Regina King
Top credits
  • Director
    • Barry Jenkins
  • Writers
    • Barry Jenkins(written for the screen by)
    • James Baldwin(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • KiKi Layne
    • Stephan James
    • Regina King
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 320User reviews
    • 294Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 107 wins & 191 nominations total

    Videos14

    Final Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Final Trailer
    In Select Theaters Dec. 14
    Trailer 1:01
    In Select Theaters Dec. 14
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:06
    Official Trailer
    Official Teaser
    Trailer 2:16
    Official Teaser
    Aunjanue Ellis in Three Films
    Clip 3:09
    Aunjanue Ellis in Three Films
    Oscar-Winner Regina King and Stephan James Celebrate the 'Beale Street' Family
    Interview 1:00
    Oscar-Winner Regina King and Stephan James Celebrate the 'Beale Street' Family
    Stephan James Talks "Homecoming" With Julia Roberts,'If Beale Street Could Talk'
    Interview 0:55
    Stephan James Talks "Homecoming" With Julia Roberts,'If Beale Street Could Talk'
    Regina King on the Scenes That Earned Her an Oscar Nom
    Video 2:37
    Regina King on the Scenes That Earned Her an Oscar Nom
    The Golden Globes Best Picture Trailer Trailer
    Video 0:59
    The Golden Globes Best Picture Trailer Trailer
    Bring on the Water Works With These Golden Globe Nominees
    Video 1:12
    Bring on the Water Works With These Golden Globe Nominees
    What Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Watching When He Isn't Fighting Aquaman
    Video 1:34
    What Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Watching When He Isn't Fighting Aquaman
    Barry Jenkins' 'Beale Street' Stars Were Eager to Work With Him
    Video 3:48
    Barry Jenkins' 'Beale Street' Stars Were Eager to Work With Him

    Photos197

    Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Regina King at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Dominique Thorne at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Teyonah Parris at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Teyonah Parris at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Teyonah Parris at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Teyonah Parris at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Eli Goree, Shamier Anderson, Stephan James, and Chantel Riley at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Stephan James at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Teyonah Parris at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Brian Tyree Henry at an event for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

    Top cast

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    KiKi Layne
    KiKi Layne
    • Tish Riversas Tish Rivers
    Stephan James
    Stephan James
    • Alonzo 'Fonny' Huntas Alonzo 'Fonny' Hunt
    Regina King
    Regina King
    • Sharon Riversas Sharon Rivers
    Teyonah Parris
    Teyonah Parris
    • Ernestine Riversas Ernestine Rivers
    Colman Domingo
    Colman Domingo
    • Joseph Riversas Joseph Rivers
    Ethan Barrett
    Ethan Barrett
    • Young Fonnyas Young Fonny
    Milanni Mines
    • Young Tishas Young Tish
    Ebony Obsidian
    Ebony Obsidian
    • Adrienne Huntas Adrienne Hunt
    Dominique Thorne
    Dominique Thorne
    • Sheila Huntas Sheila Hunt
    Michael Beach
    Michael Beach
    • Frank Huntas Frank Hunt
    Aunjanue Ellis
    Aunjanue Ellis
    • Mrs. Huntas Mrs. Hunt
    Diego Luna
    Diego Luna
    • Pedrocitoas Pedrocito
    Emily Rios
    Emily Rios
    • Victoria Rogersas Victoria Rogers
    Ed Skrein
    Ed Skrein
    • Officer Bellas Officer Bell
    Finn Wittrock
    Finn Wittrock
    • Haywardas Hayward
    Brian Tyree Henry
    Brian Tyree Henry
    • Daniel Cartyas Daniel Carty
    Carl Parker
    • Black Cat #1as Black Cat #1
    Shabazz Ray
    Shabazz Ray
    • Black Cat #2as Black Cat #2
    • Director
      • Barry Jenkins
    • Writers
      • Barry Jenkins(written for the screen by)
      • James Baldwin(based on the book by)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    'Beale' Stars Were Eager to Work With Barry Jenkins

    'Beale' Stars Were Eager to Work With Barry Jenkins

    If Beale Street Could Talk stars Stephan James, Regina King, KiKi Layne, and more discuss what it was like to collaborate with director Barry Jenkins and why they were so eager to join the project.
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    Storyline

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    African-American teen sweethearts Fonny and Tish are ripped apart when Fonny is wrongly arrested for the rape of a Puerto Rican woman because of the machinations of a racist cop. While seeking justice for Fonny, a pregnant Tish relies on her Harlem community, including her sister, mother Sharon and future mother-in-law.
    • prison
    • 1970s
    • love
    • based on novel
    • new york city
    • 171 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Trust Love All the Way
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and some sexual content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The name Deux Soeurs is displayed at the perfume counter where Tish works. Deux Soeurs is not a known parfumerie, but Deux Soeurs, LLC is credited as the film's copyright holder. The story also features two pairs of sisters.
    • Goofs
      When Tish is waiting on a subway platform where the 1960s-style enamel column plates say that the station is 135th St (probably on the 8th Ave line rather than on the Lenox Ave line). However, the mosaic on the wall above the tracks features a capital 'B' -- suggesting that filming may have taken place in the now-closed-off part of the Bowery station on the Nassau St line.
    • Quotes

      Sharon Rivers: I don't want to sound foolish, but remember love is what brought you here. And if you've trusted love this far, don't panic now. Trust it all the way.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Early Oscar Contenders You NEED to See (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Mist of a Dream
      Written by Sidney Banks

      Performed by Birdlegs & Pauline

      Courtesy of The Numero Group

      By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

    User reviews320

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Maybe I expected too much.
    This film is based on James Baldwin's novel of the same name. I read it at the time and was very moved. It told me so much I didn't know. But that was in 1974, and one has heard the same story over and over since then. Barry Jenkins is telling a period piece, a mood piece. It is brilliantly acted and gorgeously shot. The music is too loud, but maybe that is deliberately appropriate. The narrative moves very slowly, with the deceptive languor of the South. That might work if it were set in the South, but it's not; it's Harlem. It has the feel of 1974, and it certainly could be New York - or Philadelphia or Baltimore - or Chicago or Detroit (which was only beginning to disintegrate then). In short, it doesn't feel tethered. Memphis, it is not. The result is that, unlike Moonlight, which was very involving, this film is rather stereotypical. Again, that was new in 1974. But not now. Today, we see the same stories over and over on TV screens - some of which are sadly still all too true, and others which are probably ginned up and definitely exploitive. I kept looking at my watch and thinking, "will nothing ever happen?", and it didn't. In short, If Beale Street Could Talk does look impressive. (Jenkins' fans are already gushing. And I am one, but I'm not blown away.) Moonlight it is not.
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    • mharah
    • Nov 28, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Якби Біл-стріт могла заговорити
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • Plan B Entertainment
      • PASTEL
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,915,773
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $224,476
      • Dec 16, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,596,567
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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