Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

  • 10% of critics liked it
    (31 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (188,690 ratings)

The third entry in the popular Beverly Hills Cop series finds Detroit cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returning yet again to Southern California, this time on the trail of two car thieves turned murderers. As he teams up again with L.A. cop Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), Foley's investigation… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Steven E. de Souza, Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr
Genres
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
May 25, 1994 Wide
Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • , Globe and Mail

    Like most flicks conceived as marketing vehicles, it's hollow at the core.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Gimmicks replace characterization at every turn.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    [A] goofy vanity project.

  • Joe Brown, Washington Post

    The most lackluster entry in the franchise.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    One wonders where the Eddie Murphy of 48 Hours and Trading Places has gone. The irreverence is still there, but there's no verve or freshness.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    The third and last movie of this series follows the same formula as the last one, there are no surprises, in fact it's worse than the second one. I did not like this movie, and I don't recommend it.

  • Dean !


    The weakest in the series by quite a way. The first 2 were very good and I thought the second film was the best, just a bit slicker than the other two. It's a real shame that the Taggert character is not in this one. It starts with plenty of action but things get a bit silly and… More

  • Anthony L


    Time to call it a day, this was awful! Landis? How could you?

  • Randy T


    I can't decide which is worse, plagiarist remakes or regurgitated sequels?

  • Cassandra M


    Eddie Murphy's third outing as Detroit police detective Axel Foley who seems to have made more of a crime fighting contribution to Beverly Hills still generates some power in the series but the first two films are naturally the better ones. The film inexplicably removes the John… More

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