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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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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
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This is standard coming-of-age stuff padded out with quirky humour, chick bonding, and memorable eccentrics.

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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

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

No review available.

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

No review available.

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