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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
· Movie
· 103 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3711
- IMDb #3118
- Google retired #2287
- Rotten Tomatoes #3539
- Metacritic #3592
- Letterboxd #3018
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3911
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3481
- Metacritic Critics #3830
- Metacritic Audience #3047
- Criticker #2605
- Douban #1988
- Kinopoisk #1819
- AlloCiné #3114
- Trakt #2334
Every rating
39–84
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 84. Critics average 47, everyone else 65.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A street-smart Detroit detective returns to Beverly Hills after his friend, a police captain, is shot during a investigation into a series of "alphabet crimes." Teaming up with his old partners, he disregards all procedure to pursue the sophisticated and ruthless culprits behind the attacks. His unconventional methods once again clash with the pristine world of Beverly Hills law enforcement.
Details
- Director
- Tony Scott
- Writers
- Eddie Murphy, Larry Ferguson, Robert D. Wachs, Warren Skaaren
- Released
- 18 May 1987
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $28.0M
- Box office
- $300.0M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →6 wins from 10 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1987 | Best Original Song | " Shakedown " Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey ; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Original Song | "Shakedown" Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1987 | Top Box Office Films | Harold Faltermeyer | Winner |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1987 | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | "Shakedown" Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger | Winner |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 1987 | Worst Original Song | " I Want Your Sex " Music and Lyrics by George Michael | Winner |
| Golden Screen Awards 1987 | Golden Screen Awards | Winner | |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1987 | Best Video from a Film | Bob Seger – "Shakedown" | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 1987 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Eddie Murphy | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Shakedown " Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey ; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Shakedown" Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | "Shakedown" Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger | Winner |
| Top Box Office Films | Harold Faltermeyer | Winner |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Movie | Winner | |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Eddie Murphy | Winner |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Worst Original Song | " I Want Your Sex " Music and Lyrics by George Michael | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
MTV Video Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best Video from a Film | Bob Seger – "Shakedown" | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Eddie Murphy | Nominee |