Slums of Beverly Hills

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Slums of Beverly Hills

R

1998

1h 30m

Comedy

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The niece (Marisa Tomei) of a divorced man (Alan Arkin) helps raise his adolescent daughter (Natasha Lyonne) and two sons on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

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Warm, real, and hilarious.

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

Funny, well acted comedy from a new director whose career shuld be watched

Rated: B-

Mar 26, 2009

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Though hypocritical in the way it sensationalizes sexuality, this serious and funny 1998 movie about a 15-year-old coming to terms with her body and her family in 1976 is, refreshingly, never coy or ironic.

Jan 12, 2007

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

A small film with plenty of incidental pleasures, writer/director Jenkins' debut feature puts a winning new spin on the adolescent comedy-drama.

Jun 24, 2006

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Tamara Jenkins' feature debut as a director and as a screenwriter [with certain autobiographical excerpts] is a dramatic comedy that is contagious to me. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Jul 24, 2020

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Dark comedy about family dysfunction; sex, drugs, cursing.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 7, 2017

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

...a slight movie but a brave one

Rated: 87/100

Nov 25, 2007

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/15/25

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Rami A

Not bad for a comedy featuring a terrible family.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Steve O

Excellent acting - 🎭 - well paced presentation of so much talent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/24

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Tony S

A divorced 65 year-old car salesman who's in a slump moves with this three children, aged 14 and younger from apartment building to apartment building after not paying the rent. The daughter, a niece, and others have issues, but he's just trying to keep the family together. That they accomplish.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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John A

Somehow very 90's feeling even though it attempts to depict the 70's. Natasha Lyonne really grows on you in her portrayal of a teen girl restrained from proper teen experiences by her problematic father and siblings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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alan g

Poor acting. Poor plot. Poor script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Synopsis

The niece (Marisa Tomei) of a divorced man (Alan Arkin) helps raise his adolescent daughter (Natasha Lyonne) and two sons on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Director: Tamara Jenkins
Producer: Michael Nozik, Stan Wlodkowski
Screenwriter: Tamara Jenkins
Production Co: Fox Searchlight
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.5M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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