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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994 · 180 min

A grim, drawn-out true-crime retelling that weighs heavily, trading thrills for a cold, uneasy sense of privileged dysfunction and dread.

Overview: About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, family, greed, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
family
greed
betrayal
guilt
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild