IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK is a drama in which a pregnant woman tries to clear her fiancé's name when he is wrongly accused of a crime.

Language

There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t') as well as strong language ('f**k'). There is also self-directed use of the terms 'nigger' and 'negro'.

Sex

Sex scenes include breast and buttock nudity and implied climax following thrusting movement.

There are undetailed references to rape, and a scene in which a woman is sexually harassed. There is also a scene in which a man hits a woman across the head, knocking her to the ground.