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      Coming to America

      1988, Comedy/Romance, 1h 56m

      56 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      Eddie Murphy was in full control at this point, starkly evident in Coming to America's John Landis' coasting direction. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is the prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in spite of his title. To escape an arranged marriage, Akeem flees to America accompanied by his persnickety sidekick, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), to find his queen. Disguised as a foreign student working in fast food, he romances Lisa (Shari Headley), but struggles with revealing his true identity to her and his marital intentions to his king father (James Earl Jones).

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Comedy, Romance

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Landis

      • Producer: George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs

      • Writer: Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $128.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures

      • Production Co: Paramount, Eddie Murphy Productions

      • Sound Mix: Surround

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Eddie Murphy
      Arsenio Hall
      John Amos
      James Earl Jones
      Shari Headley
      Madge Sinclair
      Eriq La Salle
      Allison Dean
      Don Ameche
      Ralph Bellamy
      David Sheffield
      Leslie Belzberg
      Mark Lipsky
      Woody Omens
      Nile Rodgers
      Richard Macdonald
      Danny Rogers
      Cheryal Kearney
      Dan Von Blomberg
      Deborah Nadoolman

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      • Apr 12, 2019

        Hasn't aged flawlessly, made some stylistic decisions that probably would have come across as weird even at the time, and not the sort of thing (American comedy) that typically appeals to me. But I can still absolutely see why Coming to America is remembered as fondly as it is. I liked it by and large more than the most similar offerings of today.

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      • Jul 15, 2018

        Aside from a rushed ending Coming to America's hilarious chops, charm and regalia is a prime showcase of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall at the height of their comedic careers that's both timeless and influential. 4.35/5

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      • Jul 07, 2013

        John Landis teams up with Eddie Murphy once again for the wild and crazy comedy Coming to America. The story follows Prince Akeem of Zamunda, who decides to come to America to find an independent woman to marry, who won't just love him for his money or title. Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and James Earl Jones, the casting's pretty good. And the comedy is quite funny, with a lot of fish out of water type humor. Still, the hard R parts seem a bit unnecessary, and Murphy's obsession with playing multiple costumed characters can be distracting at times. Overall, Coming to America is a rather formulaic comedy, but it still delivers a lot of laughs.

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      • Nov 21, 2012

        Quite funny in places, A good story, Eddie Murphy does a good job and the film goes at a good pace but it just falls flat in the last half hour, Samuel L. Jackson's cameo was brilliant and makes me laugh every time, Could of been better but could of been worse too.

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