Story Line
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.
“This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.”
Top Cast
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell
John Amos
Cleo McDowell
James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer
Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon
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Rating
6.9/ 10
Release Date
1988-06-29
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
ComedyRomance
Part of the Series
Coming to America Collection
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User Reviews (5)
Gimly
5/10
•4/12/2019Hasn'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 ...
r96sk
7/10
•3/5/2021I 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 ...
Wuchak
10/10
•3/7/2021_**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 ...
Kamurai
7/10
•3/10/2021Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.
A very good approach to a "Pauper and Prince" trope mix with a culture shock trope. The excellent cast involved really takes it a long way with good writing to help it along.
It's admitt...