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If Beale Street Could Talk

2018 · 120 min

A tender, aching love story steeped in injustice, told with lyrical beauty and quiet heartbreak.

Directed by
Barry Jenkins
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
Tagline
Trust Love All The Way
Overview
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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  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Barry Jenkins
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • justice
  • race
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
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