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69% Critic Match
Coming to America
“This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.”
6.9 / 10• 1988• 1h 57m•R• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Lead
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
Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks
Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Landis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Coming to America is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
