Beverly Hills Cop
1984 | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Action
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 23 times its budget and people are still talking about it. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$316 million worldwide on a $14 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
433K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Brest
- Eddie MurphyAxel Foley
- Judge ReinholdDet. Billy Rosewood
- John AshtonSgt. Taggart
- Lisa EilbacherJenny Summers
- Ronny CoxLt. Bogomil
- Steven BerkoffVictor Maitland
- James RussoMikey Tandino
- Jonathan BanksZack
- Stephen ElliottChief Hubbard
- Gilbert R. HillInspector Todd