Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
“He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.”
Movie19841h 45mEnglish
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 4,778 ratings.
Movie review: Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop is a film from 1984. It is catalogued under Comedy, Crime, Action. Its listed tagline is “He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.”
Story
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.2/10 based on 4,778 votes.
Production
Release date: December 5, 1984 · Runtime: 105 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $14,000,000 · Reported revenue: $316,360,478
Official trailer
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Judge Reinhold
John Ashton
Lisa Eilbacher
Ronny Cox
Steven Berkoff
James Russo
Jonathan Banks
Stephen Elliott
Gilbert R. Hill
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