If Beale Street Could Talk (film) - Quiz
  • 1. What is the approval rating of 'If Beale Street Could Talk' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 91%
B) 82%
C) 87%
D) 95%
  • 2. How many reviews were used to calculate the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?
A) 24
B) 53
C) 363
D) 76
  • 3. What is the average rating for the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 8.2/10
B) 9.5/10
C) 8.7/10
D) 8.6/10
  • 4. How many critics contributed to the Metacritic score?
A) 91
B) 53
C) 363
D) 82
  • 5. What is the weighted average score of the film on Metacritic?
A) 95 out of 100
B) 87 out of 100
C) 82 out of 100
D) 91 out of 100
  • 6. What percentage of audiences gave the film a 'definite recommend' according to PostTrak?
A) 65%
B) 95%
C) 87%
D) 82%
  • 7. Who directed 'If Beale Street Could Talk'?
A) Eric Kohn
B) Barry Jenkins
C) Siddhant Adlakha
D) Barack Obama
  • 8. Which critic gave the film an 'A−'?
A) Siddhant Adlakha
B) Eric Kohn
C) Regina King
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 9. Which critic described the film as 'electric and alive'?
A) Barry Jenkins
B) Siddhant Adlakha
C) Eric Kohn
D) Regina King
  • 10. At which ceremony did Regina King win Best Supporting Actress for the film?
A) National Board of Review
B) American Film Institute
C) 76th Golden Globe Awards
D) 24th Critics' Choice Awards
  • 11. How many awards was the film nominated for at the 76th Golden Globe Awards?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five
  • 12. What category did the film win at the 91st Academy Awards?
A) Best Supporting Actress
B) Best Motion Picture
C) Best Adapted Screenplay
D) Best Original Score
  • 13. How many nominations did the film receive at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards?
A) Ten
B) Six
C) Three
D) Five
  • 14. Who listed the film among their favorite movies of 2018?
A) Siddhant Adlakha
B) Barack Obama
C) Barry Jenkins
D) Eric Kohn
  • 15. What phrase describes the Metacritic score of 87?
A) must-see
B) mixed or average
C) universal acclaim
D) generally favorable
  • 16. The film is based on a novel written by which author?
A) Teyonah Parris
B) James Baldwin
C) Barry Jenkins
D) KiKi Layne
  • 17. In what year was the novel that the film is based on originally published?
A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 1974
D) 2018
  • 18. Where did the film have its world premiere?
A) New York City
B) Toronto International Film Festival
C) Academy Awards
D) Golden Globe Awards
  • 19. Who won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Academy Awards for their role in the film?
A) KiKi Layne
B) Victoria Rogers
C) Regina King
D) Teyonah Parris
  • 20. Which company theatrically released the film in the United States?
A) Annapurna Pictures
B) Paramount Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
D) Netflix
  • 21. What is the name of Tish's lover who is wrongly charged?
A) Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
B) Levy
C) Officer Bell
D) Daniel Carty
  • 22. Where does the principal photography for the film take place?
A) Toronto
B) New York City
C) Beale Street
D) Puerto Rico
  • 23. What is the name of the woman who identifies Fonny in a police lineup?
A) Alice Hunt
B) Victoria Rogers
C) Sharon Rivers
D) Clementine Rivers
  • 24. Who is the Jewish landlord that rents an apartment to Tish and Fonny?
A) Officer Bell
B) Daniel Carty
C) Levy
D) Frank Hunt
  • 25. What is the name of Tish's sister?
A) Sharon
B) Victoria
C) Ernestine
D) Alice
  • 26. Where does Sharon travel to plead with Victoria to change her testimony?
A) Puerto Rico
B) Toronto
C) Beale Street
D) New York City
  • 27. Which of Fonny's friends was with him at the time of the alleged rape?
A) Officer Bell
B) Joseph Rivers
C) Levy
D) Daniel Carty
  • 28. What was the name of the police officer who claims he saw Fonny fleeing the crime scene?
A) Officer Hunt
B) Officer Carty
C) Officer Bell
D) Officer Levy
  • 29. What happens to the baby Tish gives birth to?
A) He does not survive
B) He is born in prison
C) He is adopted
D) Alonzo Jr.
  • 30. What did Barry Jenkins write in 2013?
A) The film score
B) The novel
C) A review of the film
D) The screenplay for the film
  • 31. How did Fonny's mother Alice react to Tish's pregnancy?
A) She offered to pay for expenses
B) She declared the child damned
C) She was excited
D) She ignored the news
  • 32. What happens to Fonny at the end of the film?
A) He accepts a plea deal
B) He escapes prison
C) He is exonerated
D) He is released after his trial
  • 33. When did Barry Jenkins write the screenplay for the film?
A) Winter 2018
B) Summer 2013
C) Summer 2017
D) Spring 2015
  • 34. Which other film was Barry Jenkins writing while working on the screenplay for If Beale Street Could Talk?
A) If Beale Street Could Talk is his only film
B) Moonlight
C) Medicine for Melancholy
D) The Underground Railroad
  • 35. Which actor played the female lead in the film?
A) Regina King
B) Emily Rios
C) KiKi Layne
D) Teyonah Parris
  • 36. Which person was almost cast in the film but ultimately was not?
A) Lin-Manuel Miranda
B) Pedro Pascal
C) Finn Wittrock
D) Diego Luna
  • 37. Who was announced as the composer for the film's score in March 2018?
A) Stephan James
B) James Baldwin
C) Nicholas Britell
D) Barry Jenkins
  • 38. What was the worldwide box office total for the film?
A) $21.4 million
B) $14.9 million
C) $25.8 million
D) $6.5 million
  • 39. How much did the film gross in the United States and Canada?
A) $21.4 million
B) $6.5 million
C) $14.9 million
D) $10.2 million
  • 40. What was the original scheduled release date for the film before it was changed?
A) November 30, 2018
B) December 25, 2018
C) September 9, 2018
D) December 14, 2018
  • 41. How many theaters was the film shown in during its opening weekend?
A) 335
B) 4
C) 1,018
D) 65
  • 42. In what month did Pedro Pascal and Emily Rios join the cast?
A) December 2017
B) November 2017
C) March 2018
D) October 2017
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