Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

NZ release: 03 July 2024

Offensive language, violence Rated on: 03 July 2024

Beverly Hills Cop

What’s it about?

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after thirty years when his daughter's life is threatened.

The facts 

  • Directed by Mark Molloy
  • English language 
  • Runtime: 117 minutes
  • Netflix
  • Sequel to 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop, 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II and 1994 film Beverly Hills Cop III

Why did it get this rating? 

This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Violence

The film has numerous car chase scenes and shootouts. Some of the more intense moments include::

  • A man uses a snowplough to pursue men on quad bikes with machine guns
  • A man and a woman are ambushed by a group of men in their vehicle, a number of men are shot and fall but no blood is shown
  • A man drives a truck full of cocaine through the front of a house, a shootout then takes place, and people are shot with gunshot wounds and blood shown
  • A man crashes a vehicle which then catches fire, no deaths or injuries are shown
  • A man is shot in the head and blood splatter is shown with an extended view of the body
  • A man steals a helicopter and is pursued by men shooting machine guns, he then crashes the helicopter, no one is injuried

A woman is attacked by people in masks and her car is pushed off a building.

Offensive language

Words such as “f*c*k”, “god**damn” “motherf**cker” “the n-wrdword”, “a*s*hole”, “sh*t”, and “bi*ch” are spoken frequently through the film. Noting the “n-wrd” is used by a black character and is the “n-wrd” with an “a”.

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