Coming to America (1988)

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

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

Comedy
Romance

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.

Rating: 6.9 / 10 (4,944 votes)
Release date: June 29, 1988
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: English
Director: John Landis
Status: Released

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Eddie MurphyPrince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Shari HeadleyLisa McDowell
Arsenio HallSemmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
James Earl JonesKing Jaffe Joffer
Eriq La SalleDarryl Jenks
John AmosCleo McDowell
Allison DeanPatrice McDowell
Madge SinclairQueen Aoleon
Samuel L. JacksonHold-Up Man
Cuba Gooding Jr.Boy Getting Haircut
Vanessa Bell CallowayImani Izzi
Calvin LockhartColonel Izzi

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