Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills

1998 · 91 min · EN · R · 6.3 (262 votes)
Dir. Tamara Jenkins · Starring Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Eli Marienthal, David Krumholtz, Kevin Corrigan · Music Rolfe Kent

“Growing up is hard to do.”

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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.

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A tender, funny, and slightly melancholic look at a dysfunctional family navigating adolescence and identity. It feels like a hazy, sun-drenched memory of awkward teenage years and unconventional upbringing.

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