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If Beale Street Could Talk

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
54K
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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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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.

  • Director
    • Barry Jenkins
  • Writers
    • Barry Jenkins
    • James Baldwin
  • Stars
    • KiKi Layne
    • Stephan James
    • Regina King
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barry Jenkins
    • Writers
      • Barry Jenkins
      • James Baldwin
    • Stars
      • KiKi Layne
      • Stephan James
      • Regina King
    • 331User reviews
    • 304Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 109 wins & 197 nominations total

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    Official Teaser
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    Aunjanue Ellis in Three Films
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    If Beale Street Could Talk: New Life

    Photos204

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    KiKi Layne
    KiKi Layne
    • Tish Rivers
    Stephan James
    Stephan James
    • Alonzo 'Fonny' Hunt
    Regina King
    Regina King
    • Sharon Rivers
    Teyonah Parris
    Teyonah Parris
    • Ernestine Rivers
    Colman Domingo
    Colman Domingo
    • Joseph Rivers
    Ethan Barrett
    • Young Fonny
    Milanni Mines
    • Young Tish
    Ebony Obsidian
    Ebony Obsidian
    • Adrienne Hunt
    Dominique Thorne
    Dominique Thorne
    • Sheila Hunt
    Michael Beach
    Michael Beach
    • Frank Hunt
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Mrs. Hunt
    • (as Aunjanue Ellis)
    Diego Luna
    Diego Luna
    • Pedrocito
    Emily Rios
    Emily Rios
    • Victoria Rogers
    Ed Skrein
    Ed Skrein
    • Officer Bell
    Finn Wittrock
    Finn Wittrock
    • Hayward
    Brian Tyree Henry
    Brian Tyree Henry
    • Daniel Carty
    Carl Parker
    • Black Cat #1
    Shabazz Ray
    Shabazz Ray
    • Black Cat #2
    • Director
      • Barry Jenkins
    • Writers
      • Barry Jenkins
      • James Baldwin
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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 reviews331

    Featured review
    6/10

    Deep, intense, perhaps just a little slow.

    I can't believe this was only on for two hours, I genuinely felt as if it had been on for over three, it feels incredibly long.

    It's powerful story, but I felt that some of the bite of it doesn't quite cut through, because of the pacing. Every single scene feels so drawn out, I don't mean in an artistic way, I mean in terms of editing.

    Regina King is tremendous, what a truly wonderful talent, truly does steal the show.

    It looks amazing, and the music throughout is just incredible, I instantly had to visit many of the tracks used, this really showed what music can do in a movie.

    Maybe on a different day I could have gotten into it better, I enjoyed it, just found it too slow. 6/10.
    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Feb 10, 2021
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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
      • Si la colonia hablara
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • Plan B Entertainment
      • PASTEL
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    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

    Tech 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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