Filmography › Barry Jenkins
All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Barry Jenkins, ranked
Barry Jenkins, known for works such as If Beale Street Could Talk or The Underground Railroad, has adapted several stories from the pages of books and comic books to the screen.
Below, we present a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 Barry Jenkins movies and TV series based on existing source material. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin, 1974
movie vs book
Barry Jenkins, 2018
Clementine Tish Rivers and Alonzo Fonny Hunt have been friends their whole lives, and begin a romantic relationship when they are older. A white policeman nearby, Officer Bell, witnesses the incident and attempts to arrest Fonny, but reluctantly lets him go when the white woman who runs the grocery store vouches for them and chastises Bell for his racism.
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, 2016
TV series vs book
Barry Jenkins, 2021-
A fictional story of people attempting an escape from slavery in the southern United States in the 1800s utilising a key plot element employing the literary style of magic realism. In reality, The Underground Railroad was a network of abolitionists, hidden routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom in the early to mid-1800s.