If Beale Street Could Talk

2018 • 119 minutes

About this movie

From acclaimed director Barry Jenkins comes this timeless love story set in 1970s Harlem, where a young couple and their families fight for justice – and the promise of the American dream.

Ratings and reviews

So boring. Was expecting my views to be challenged, only thing that was were the disproportionate amount of cliché inspired visual representations of the self imposed struggle of a daily race baiting yawn fest. Give this a miss.

I want to watch this film. However I don't know if I want to spend £10 to buy it. Wish there was a rent option. I understand this is not a rating but I just wanted someone to know.

Outstanding adaption of the James Baldwin novel. Essentially a tender love story, but simmering below the surface is a scathing attack on injustice and racism in America during the 1960's.