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Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
· Movie
· 91 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Every rating
56–82
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Tamara Jenkins
- Writer
- Tamara Jenkins
- Studio
- South Fork Pictures
- Released
- 14 August 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $5.5M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best First Feature | Tamara Jenkins, Michael Nozik, Stan Wlodkowski | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1998 | Best First Screenplay | Tamara Jenkins | Nominee |
| ALMA Awards 1998 | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role | Rita Moreno | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1998 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998 | Most Promising Actress | Natasha Lyonne | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 1998 | Choice Movie Breakout | Natasha Lyonne | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 1998 | Most Funniest Scene | Scene: Natasha Lyonne and Marisa Tomei dancing with a vibrator | Nominee |
| YoungStar Awards 1998 | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film | Eli Marienthal | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best First Feature | Tamara Jenkins, Michael Nozik, Stan Wlodkowski | Nominee |
| Best First Screenplay | Tamara Jenkins | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Breakout | Natasha Lyonne | Nominee |
| Most Funniest Scene | Scene: Natasha Lyonne and Marisa Tomei dancing with a vibrator | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role | Rita Moreno | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Most Promising Actress | Natasha Lyonne | Nominee |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film | Eli Marienthal | Nominee |