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  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Releasing
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Releasing
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary Farley stars as Haru, an orphaned American who washes to shore in Japan and is mistaken for the Great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows into a big, strong, slapstick disaster! An embarrassment to his clan, Haru has no hope of ever becoming a full Ninja. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for help, Haru is ...

Directed By: Dennis Dugan

Written By: Mark Feldberg, Mitchell Klebanoff

  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Releasing
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Releasing
  • 1 h 28 m
Beverly Hills Ninja
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
27
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 41 User Ratings
5.7
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Summary Farley stars as Haru, an orphaned American who washes to shore in Japan and is mistaken for the Great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows into a big, strong, slapstick disaster! An embarrassment to his clan, Haru has no hope of ever becoming a full Ninja. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for help, Haru is ...

Directed By: Dennis Dugan

Written By: Mark Feldberg, Mitchell Klebanoff

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
27
27% Positive
3 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
55% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
27
27% Positive
3 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
55% Negative
6 Reviews

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75
This is a movie in which the audience knows half the gags in advance, but thanks to director Dennis Dugan's timing and Farley's execution, the audience doesn't just laugh anyway, but laughs harder. Knowing in advance is part of the fun.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
70
The slapstick and the sight gags come thick and fast, as they have throughout a hundred years of screen comedy, yet director Dennis Dugan and writers Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff keep everything light and bouncy.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

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5.7
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37% Mixed
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24% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 41 User Ratings
5.7
39% Positive
16 Ratings
37% Mixed
15 Ratings
24% Negative
10 Ratings

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10
MattJacks2003
Apr 27, 2019
This movie rocks since Alien 3, c'mon, THIS MOVIE IS FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10
Leonel
Jun 27, 2012
me gusto mucho est pelicula, creo q es mi favorita de Farley, q.e.p.d, sin duda el soundtrack es uno de sos puntos fuertes, el argumento en este tipo de películas sale sobrando
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50
As coarse, vulgar, adolescent action comedies go, Beverly Hills Ninja comes across as relatively tame - less profanity, less violence, less sex than typical for this "Naked Gun" wannabe.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
38
Beverly Hills Ninja is essentially a one-joke film.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
20
Farley -- one of the few comedians who could ever be justly accused of debasing the pratfall -- has made a film that's tantamount to watching an overweight man slip on a banana peel for nearly 90 minutes.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
10
Chris Farley walks into walls, trips over invisible banana peels and otherwise makes a fat ass of himself in this imbecilic, slapstick adventure from the producers of "Dumb and Dumber."
By Rita Kempley FULL REVIEW
0
Nearly as much fun as a case of scabies, Beverly Hills Ninja transports the viewer into a mystical realm where pratfall is king and mediocrity is its own reward.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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KelvinSelimor
Jul 13, 2021
Beverly Hills Ninja. Everybody was kung fu fighting. A funny comedy about the great white ninja, if of course it's him. Chris Farley did a great job.
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8
Zilcell
Mar 22, 2012
This fat ass is really funny. The movie feels like a live-action version of Kung Fu Panda.
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6
bradtheman123
Jan 5, 2015
I'm surprised this movie got such low reviews. I thought it was actually really funny. The only problem that I have with this movie is that the story/plot of it is pretty bad. Other than that its pretty funny. But, R.I.P to Chris Farley, who is the main star in this movie but, it was a childish way to die (OD) but otherwise R.I.P to him.
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Seriosity
Nov 8, 2012
It's a one joke movie. It almost works too. The gags and slapstick is seen coming in advance, but it is still satisfying. Mediocre overall with a few moments of genuine laughs.
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Spielberg00
Aug 31, 2011
This is the stupidest movie ever. You can't call something a comedy unless it's funny, notice I didn't even try to say, "This is the stupidest comedy ever."
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Production Company 3 Arts Entertainment, Beverly Hills Ninja Productions, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
Release Date Jan 17, 1997
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Kung fool!
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Awards

MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination

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