Trading Places
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72% Critic Match

Trading Places

They're not just getting rich... They're getting even.

7.2 / 10 1983 1h 56mR English
Comedy

Storyline

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Cast & Crew

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Louis Winthorpe III

Lead
Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Billy Ray Valentine

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Randolph Duke

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Mortimer Duke

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Coleman

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Ophelia

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Clarence Beeks

Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Corrupt Cop

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Landis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Trading Places is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker