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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) · CriticCrunch

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Slums of Beverly Hills

Movie1998·91 min

Slums of Beverly Hills

Directed by Tamara Jenkins

A comedy drama film directed by Tamara Jenkins.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 53%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

254 ratings

About Slums of Beverly Hills

In 1976, a teenage girl struggles to cope while living with her neurotic lower-middle-class family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: coming of age, family dysfunction, late 20th century, los angeles, suburban, parent child, siblings, outsider misfit, fish out of water, road journey, young first love

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Details

Director: Tamara Jenkins
Language: English

Cast

Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei

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How Slums of Beverly Hills Ranks

All movies

Top 53%

1990s movies

Top 52%

Comedy movies

Top 49%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 49%

★Tamara Jenkins films#3 of 3

Top 53% All movies.

the vibe

Slums of Beverly Hills Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfelt

gritty

playful

What it's about

fish out of waterroad journeycoming of agefamily dysfunctionoutsider misfitparent childsiblingsyoung first loveLos Angelessuburbanlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty