Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- goofy
- breezy
- nostalgic
- family movie night
- nostalgia viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the talented cast and director Penelope Spheeris unable to overcome crude humor and a weak adaptation of the television source.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jed Clampett and his Arkansas relatives struggle with Beverly Hills etiquette, wealth, and status games.
Jed’s oil fortune attracts marriage-seekers and con artists looking to profit from his naivete.
The film translates the Clampett family and their fish-out-of-water premise from the television series into a 1990s feature format.
The Clampetts’ Arkansas values are contrasted with the conspicuous wealth and social maneuvering of Beverly Hills.
Films like The Beverly Hillbillies, and why
The Addams Family
fish-out-of-water family comedy centered on unsophisticated rural characters entering affluent urban society
The Flintstones
1990s family comedy adaptation of a familiar television property with broad slapstick and eccentric relatives
The Jerk
naive outsider comedy involving sudden wealth, social pretension, and con artists
Movie Details
- Director
- Penelope Spheeris
- Release Date
- 1993-10-15
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (622)
Cast
- Jim Varney
- Diedrich Bader
- Erika Eleniak
- Cloris Leachman
- Lily Tomlin
- Lea Thompson
- Dolly Parton
- Rob Schneider
- Dabney Coleman
- Linda Carlson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Beverly Hillbillies about?
- A newly minted Arkansas oil billionaire brings his guileless family to Beverly Hills, where wealth, romance, and con artists turn culture shock into broad comedy.
- What is The Beverly Hillbillies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Beverly Hillbillies as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Beverly Hillbillies violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Beverly Hillbillies.
- What did critics think of The Beverly Hillbillies?
- Critics broadly found the talented cast and director Penelope Spheeris unable to overcome crude humor and a weak adaptation of the television source.
- Which films are like The Beverly Hillbillies?
- Films with a similar feel include The Addams Family, The Flintstones, and The Jerk.
- How long is The Beverly Hillbillies?
- The Beverly Hillbillies runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Beverly Hillbillies?
- In United States, The Beverly Hillbillies streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
