Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

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2024

1h 55m

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Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter's life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

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Critics Consensus

Content to let a very game Eddie Murphy bring all the heat, the fourth Beverly Hills Cop coasts on nostalgia but marks a welcome return for Axel Foley.

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Audience Says

Axel F remains endearing and hilarious in this latest installment of Beverly Hills Cop -- a sequel that leans heavily on nostalgia but still delivers satisfying slapstick thrills.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

It’s better than you had any right to expect it to be.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2024

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Nina Metz

Chicago Tribune

Murphy might be one of the most talented performers of any generation and it’s thrilling to see him back in the role that turned him into a movie star.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 9, 2024

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

The heat is definitely off.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 9, 2024

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Tim Miller

Cape Cod Wave Magazine

The plot, characters and dialogue are pedestrian and predictable (“Turn in your badge – now!”); the action scenes are ridiculous, with lame chases featuring Axel in a snowplow, a golf cart and a helicopter.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 21, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

The Cosmic Circus

God, does it feel good to see [Eddie Murphy] don his iconic Detroit Lions jacket and peruse the streets of Beverly Hills in full-on detective mode. I only wish to have seen this legendary return on the big screen.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2025

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Murphy slides back into the character like a well-worn glove, although the added dimensions he brings to Axel through age and experience give the film the distinction it needed to justify its existence.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 3, 2024

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Audience Member

Why not do something interesting? Set it in the 80s and use technology to make Eddie look young. "Nope, let's just aim for mediocrity." Make something just passable.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/25

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tommy J

A great nostalgia grab. This movie had the same vibe done well, unlike some other poorly done nostalgia grabs.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Karl N

The first BHC is one of my favorite movies. BHC 2 was almost as good as. BHC 3 sucked. It just doesn’t work anymore.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/22/25

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Mohammed K

Lacked in story - worst movie of the series

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/16/25

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JONATHAN H.

Nostalgia but this story was flawed from the beginning.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Sérgio N

Despite the fear of being another bomb, capitalizing on the name of a nostalgic franchise, they managed to bring together practically all the necessary elements for good fun. It's also really cool that they brought back the main characters (although the clear lack of significant amounts of melanin can be cruel to some beings). I watched it dubbed, for old times' sake, but even with the main voices, I found it somewhat out of the natural tone of yesteryear.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/03/25

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Synopsis

Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter's life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

Director: Mark Molloy
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Eddie Murphy, Chad Oman
Screenwriter: Will Beall, Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: R (Violence|Language Throughout|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 3, 2024
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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