Slums of Beverly Hills

Name: Slums of Beverly Hills
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-08-14
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Eli Marienthal, David Krumholtz

1998·Movie·R·91 min·★ 6.3(249)

Comedy Drama More English titles

“Growing up is hard to do.”

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

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About Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills is a 1998 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Tamara Jenkins. The cast is led by Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei. It has a runtime of 1h 31m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Slums of Beverly Hills was produced by South Fork Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on August 14, 1998, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $5 million, it went on to gross $6 million worldwide.

Director: Tamara Jenkins
Writers: Tamara Jenkins
Release date: August 14, 1998
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $5 million
Box office: $6 million
Production: South Fork Pictures

#1970s#dysfunctional family#coming of age#teenage girl#beverly hills#semi autobiographical#woman director#nursing school#nomad

Slums of Beverly Hills cast & crew

Slums of Beverly Hills was directed by Tamara Jenkins and written by Tamara Jenkins.

The cast features Natasha Lyonne as Vivian Abromowitz, Alan Arkin as Murray Samuel Abromowitz, Marisa Tomei as Rita Abromowitz, Eli Marienthal as Rickey Abromowitz, David Krumholtz as Ben Abromowitz, and Kevin Corrigan as Eliot Arenson.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Rolfe Kent, cinematography is by Tom Richmond, and it was produced by Michael Nozik and Stan Wlodkowski.

Is Slums of Beverly Hills worth watching?

Slums of Beverly Hills holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 249 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 31m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Slums of Beverly Hills is worth a place on your watchlist.

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