The Taking of Beverly Hills

The Taking of Beverly Hills

The richest city in the world. Shut down. Ripped off. Blown up.

Directed by Sidney J. Furie

Produced by Nelson Entertainment

199196 min5.2 / 10

A high-octane action heist thriller built on escalating violence and pursuit, where a retired athlete and a conflicted cop must stop corrupt officers from looting an evacuated Beverly Hills.

A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Taking of Beverly Hills violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Beverly Hills easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Beverly Hills sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Beverly Hills scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does The Taking of Beverly Hills end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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