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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.... 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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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
Variety
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...a slight movie but a brave one

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
11/25/07
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Uneven but filled with flashes of painful insight into the pitfalls awaiting adolescent girls.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/12/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/12/07
Lisa Alspector
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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out

Aside from Corrigan, there is nothing that I can recommend about it.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

No review available.

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03/16/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No review available.

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02/12/04
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

not as bad as the title makes it sound

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12/12/03
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

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
Fred Topel
About.com

A marvelous, fresh new coming-of-age comedy-drama, one that breathes fresh new life into the genre.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Intelligent, humorous and thoroughly poignant, this can easily hold its own with the best comedies of the year.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

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
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

Lyonne is a natural, and clearly a young actress to watch.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

No review available.

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10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Refreshingly real.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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
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