Coming to America

Name: Coming to America
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1988-06-29
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Shari Headley, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Eriq La Salle

1988·Movie·R·117 min·★ 6.9(4,926)

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“This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.”

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.

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About Coming to America

Coming to America is a 1988 English-language comedy and romance film directed by John Landis. The cast is led by Eddie Murphy, Shari Headley, Arsenio Hall. It has a runtime of 1h 57m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 4900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, YouTube Free.

Coming to America was produced by Eddie Murphy Productions and Paramount Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on June 29, 1988, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $289 million worldwide.

Director: John Landis
Writers: David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy
Release date: June 29, 1988
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $289 million
Production: Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures

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Coming to America cast & crew

Coming to America was directed by John Landis and written by David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, and Eddie Murphy.

The cast features Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul, Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell, Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown, James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer, Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks, and John Amos as Cleo McDowell.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nile Rodgers, cinematography is by Sol Negrin, and it was produced by Mark Lipsky and George Folsey Jr..

Is Coming to America worth watching?

Coming to America holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 4,926 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 57m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, Coming to America is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Coming to America

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