If Beale Street Could Talk fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Society, history, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
If Beale Street Could Talk is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and romantic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Society, history, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, history, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 87). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
2 h 0 min
If Beale Street Could Talk runs 2 h 0 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate If Beale Street Could Talk higher (91) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $21 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+94GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for If Beale Street Could Talk in 108 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for If Beale Street Could Talk, including Jerkass, Babies Make Everything Better, Period Piece.
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