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Coming to America
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📅 1988 ⏱ 1h 57min R Released FHD / 4K

Coming to America

"This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America."

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An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

🎬 DirectorJohn Landis
📅 Release1988-06-29
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioEddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
🗳 Votes4,656
🔥 Popularity5
💰 Budget$30,000,000
💵 Revenue$288,752,301
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🎭 Cast

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
John Amos
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
Eriq La Salle
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison
Landlord
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson
Maurice
Paul Bates
Paul Bates
Oha
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Hold-Up Man
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Imani Izzi
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart
Colonel Izzi
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Basketball Game Vendor

🎥 Crew

DirectorJohn Landis
ScreenplayDavid Sheffield
ScreenplayBarry W. Blaustein
Executive ProducerLeslie Belzberg
ProducerGeorge Folsey Jr.
Executive ProducerMark Lipsky
ProducerRobert D. Wachs
Original Music ComposerNile Rodgers
Director of PhotographySol Negrin
Director of PhotographyWoody Omens

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💬 Reviews

Gimly⭐ 5/10

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. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, bu…

r96sk⭐ 7/10

I didn't enjoy it as much as expected, but <em>'Coming to America'</em> is nevertheless still good. Eddie Murphy is unsurprisingly the star of the film. Any notable scenes include him, which isn't a shock given the obvious and the fact he plays a number of characters; on that note, only Akeem amused me - the barber shop guys... not so much, to be honest. James Earl Jones (Jaffe), John Amos (…

Wuchak⭐ 10/10

_**My all-time favorite comedy**_ In "Coming to America" (1988) Eddie Murphy plays the likable prince of a rich African kingdom, Akeem. He comes to Queens to find his future queen accompanied by his best friend & servant, Semmi, played by Arsenio Hall. He understandably wants a wife who will love him for who he is and not for his great riches. So they get hired at McDowell's, a McDonald's knock…

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