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Slums of Beverly Hills

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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 57

Fresh: 45

Rotten:12

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Consensus: Warm, real, and hilarious.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This is a coming-of-age story about a young girl in 1970's Beverly Hills who must come to terms with her family's constantly changing residences as well as trying to control her budding sexuality. Marisa Tomei is a cousin who comes to visit,... This is a coming-of-age story about a young girl in 1970's Beverly Hills who must come to terms with her family's constantly changing residences as well as trying to control her budding sexuality. Marisa Tomei is a cousin who comes to visit, adding even more mayhem to the proceedings. Jenkins' debut obviously strikes a few personal chords, which elevates this above the usual indie-fare. [More]

Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Corrigan

Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Corrigan

Director: Tamara Jenkins

Director: Tamara Jenkins
Screenwriter: Tamara Jenkins
Producer: Michael Nozik, Stanley J. Wlodkowski
Composer: Rolfe Kent

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Jan 19, 1999

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  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

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  • Stereo - English
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

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...a slight movie but a brave one

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
11/25/07
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Uneven but filled with flashes of painful insight into the pitfalls awaiting adolescent girls.

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01/12/07
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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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.

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01/12/07
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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A small film with plenty of incidental pleasures, writer/director Jenkins' debut feature puts a winning new spin on the adolescent comedy-drama.

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06/24/06
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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Aside from Corrigan, there is nothing that I can recommend about it.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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No review available.

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03/16/04
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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02/12/04
Blake French
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No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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not as bad as the title makes it sound

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12/12/03
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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Not much humor here. The statement about white trash is lost in an incest subplot. Just a mess.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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A marvelous, fresh new coming-of-age comedy-drama, one that breathes fresh new life into the genre.

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05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
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Intelligent, humorous and thoroughly poignant, this can easily hold its own with the best comedies of the year.

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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
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Terrific performances from Alan Arkin and Natasha Lyonne dominate this engrossing look at a financially strapped Jewish family trying to survive despite their penury.

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02/02/03
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
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Lyonne is a natural, and clearly a young actress to watch.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix
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10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Refreshingly real.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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There's an alchemy that can transform personal experience into a great film, but it was nowhere nearby when Tamara Jenkins wrote and directed this lacklustre first feature.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
07/12/02
Ray Conlogue
Globe and Mail
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Ultimately it's all a bit predictable -- the cyclical story more or less ends where it begins -- but it's nevertheless a charming and delightful romp, with keen observations about character, time and place.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Lael Loewenstein
Boxoffice Magazine
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Latest News for Slums of Beverly Hills

January 22, 2007: Sundance Interview: RT Talks With "The Savages'" Tamara Jenkins
In the cult hit "Slums of Beverly Hills," director Tamara Jenkins created a darkly comic film from her experiences as a teenager. After a long layoff, Jenkins is back... More...

August 23, 2005: In Other News...Natasha Lyonne, Brad 'n Jen, and Kirsten 'n Jake
According to the NY Post, American Pie star Natasha Lyonne is in the intensive care unit of New York's Beth Israel Hospital, where she is receiving treatment for Hepatitis C, a... More...

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