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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

R ★ 6.9/10 120 min Romance, Drama United States English
Director: Barry Jenkins
Novel: James Baldwin
Screenplay by: Barry Jenkins
Streaming: Not available
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Description

After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.

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Top Cast

KiKi Layne
KiKi Layne Tish Rivers
Stephan James
Stephan James Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Regina King
Regina King Sharon Rivers
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo Joseph Rivers
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Mrs. Hunt
Michael Beach
Michael Beach Frank Hunt
Finn Wittrock
Finn Wittrock Hayward
Brian Tyree Henry
Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Carty

If Beale Street Could Talk Appears on 8 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

TIFF People's Choice Award Winners and Runners Up
Toronto International Film Festival #20

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #591
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #71

Critic Curated

The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #89
The Filmcast Top 10 Lists Formerly Slashfilmcast
SlashFilm #203
Vulture's 101 Best Movies Set In New York City
Vulture #80

Identity Theme

Black Directors The Official Top 100 Narrative
Letterboxd #35

Letterboxd Lists

The 2010s Top 250 Narrative Features
Letterboxd #111

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