Coming to America
June 1988
4
4
You will receive an email when your movie becomes available. You will not be charged until it is released.
(601)
Synopsis
Google Play reviews now use Google+ so it's easier to see opinions from people you care about. New reviews will be publicly linked to your Google+ profile. Your name on previous reviews now appears as "A Google User".
Google Play reviews now use Google+ so it's easier to see opinions from people you care about. New reviews will be publicly linked to your Google+ profile. Your name on previous reviews now appears as "A Google User".
Write a review
My review
Review from
Reviews
4.5
601 total
5 411
4 126
3 46
2 10
1 8
Richard Schickel
The director is ... rather distracted; John Landis seems to be browsing through the scenes rather than gobbling them down.
Variety Staff
Starts on a bathroom joke, quickly followed by a gag about private parts, then wanders in search of something equally original for Eddie Murphy to do for another couple of hours.
Superb comic timing, a satirical edge, and Murphy's extraordinary gift for mimicry lift it right out of the trough of mediocrity to which it is all but consigned by its utterly predictable storyline.
Vincent Canby
A screenplay that seems to have escaped its doctors before it was entirely well.
Desson Thomson
The main pleasure in America comes in the romancing of prince and pauper. But the comedy is a mere handmaiden.
Hal Hinson
In Landis' hands, the film doesn't live up to even the meagerest of expectations.
Critic reviews
Richard Schickel
The director is ... rather distracted; John Landis seems to be browsing through the scenes rather than gobbling them down.
Variety Staff
Starts on a bathroom joke, quickly followed by a gag about private parts, then wanders in search of something equally original for Eddie Murphy to do for another couple of hours.
Superb comic timing, a satirical edge, and Murphy's extraordinary gift for mimicry lift it right out of the trough of mediocrity to which it is all but consigned by its utterly predictable storyline.
Vincent Canby
A screenplay that seems to have escaped its doctors before it was entirely well.
Desson Thomson
The main pleasure in America comes in the romancing of prince and pauper. But the comedy is a mere handmaiden.
Hal Hinson
In Landis' hands, the film doesn't live up to even the meagerest of expectations.
User reviews
Very entertaining movie Not one boring scene, quite nice all star cast to go along with it, lots of good elements.
Master Piece Love this movie! One of the greatest of all time
Hilarious Classic movie that keeps u laughing from beginning to end!!!
I don't have it but... Movie is one of Eddies greatest movies Eva!
Love it!! Love this movie my fave of all time!!! I love how he hides his royalness to find his perfect wiife which he did and absolutely loved that him being a prince he ended up wanting to live among ordinary people.. =) its just as old as i am same month and year 01/1988
norie Love this movie I can watch this movie 1000 more times
Timeless So funny, got watch it once a year, for good measure.
Cast and credits
Actors | Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, Madge Sinclair, Eriq La Salle, Allison Dean, Paul Bates, Louie Anderson |
Producers | George Folsey Jr., Robert D. Wachs |
Director | John Landis |
Writers | John Landis, Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy, David Sheffield |
Additional information
Rotten tomatoes® score
Audio language
Subtitles
English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Info cards
Run time
116 minutes
Rating
R
Similar
She's The Man
Comedy
2
Amanda Bynes proves that girls can do anything guys can do in She's the Man. The laughs are non-stop when Viola (Bynes), disguised as her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), joins the high school boys' soccer team and helps win the big game while unexpectedly falling for Duke (Channing Tatum) the hot star forward. Viola discovers that dealing with high school politics and twisted love triangles is a major challenge when you're a guy who's really a girl! From the writers of Legally Blonde, She's the Man features an ensemble cast of up and coming stars and hit songs from OK-Go, The Veronicas & the F-ups. It's perfect for good-time fun!
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Comedy
4
One spring day, toward the end of his senior year, Ferris gives in to an overwhelming urge to cut school and head for downtown Chicago with his girl (Mia Sara) and his best friend (Alan Ruck), to see the sights, experience a day of freedom and show that with a little ingenuity, a bit of courage and a red Ferrari, life at 17 can be a joy!
Ghost Town
Comedy
4
A spirited romantic comedy, Ghost Town is the story of Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), a cranky Manhattan dentist who develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. But, when a smooth-talking ghost (Greg Kinnear) traps Bertram into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen (Tea Leoni), they are entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Comedy
4
Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker's quest to power up with love. Scott Pilgrim's (Michael Cera) new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes who control her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Comedy
4
At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream—good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his "perfect" life quickly unravels. The hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protégé to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal's eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercuts or The Gap. But despite Cal's makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can't be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Not Cool
Comedy
1
Shane Dawson directs and stars in this raunchy yet heartfelt coming-of-age comedy from the producer of AMERICAN PIE. Former prom king and college freshman Scott (Dawson) returns home for Thanksgiving break only to be dumped by his eccentric, long-term girlfriend. With his world turned upside down, Scott strikes an unlikely friendship with former classmate Tori, an ugly duckling who blossomed in her first semester of college. Together, the two embark on an outrageous adventure through their hometown. But when Scott and Tori find their friendship turning into something deeper, they realize that a few months away may have changed them more than they realized. Costarring Drew Monson and Lisa Schwartz, NOT COOL was documented on THE CHAIR, the Starz original TV series that follows two directors as they compete to adapt separate movies from the same screenplay.
Two Night Stand
Comedy
4
A no-strings-attached, online hook-up turns into a morning after disaster for twenty-something New Yorkers Alec (Miles Teller) and Megan (Analeigh Tipton). When a paralyzing blizzard hits the city, trapping them in Alec's cramped Brooklyn apartment, they are forced to get to know each other far beyond the confines of a typical one-night stand. 2014, Entertainment One Film USA LLC, All Rights Reserved. 2014 Phase 4 Films (USA), LLC. All Rights Reserved. Phase 4 Films, the Phase 4 Films logo and all related titles, logos and indicia are trademarks of Phase 4 Films Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distributed exclusively in the United States by Phase 4 Films (USA), LLC. / 460 Greenway Industrial Drive, Suite A, Fort Mill, SC 29708 / 1.866.495.3650 / www.phase4films.com
Warm Bodies
Comedy
4
A funny new twist on a classic love story, WARM BODIES is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human -- setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.
This Is 40
Comedy
4
From the director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family. After years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. Featuring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, John Lithgow and Albert Brooks, This Is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern age.
(500) Days Of Summer
Comedy
4
This is a story of a young man's no-holds-barred love affair. Tom still believes in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer, the girl, doesn't. But that doesn't stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world.
He's Just Not That Into You
Comedy
4
Remember that really cute guy who said hed call...and didnt? Maybe He's Just Not That into You. An all-star cast looks for love and finds laughs in this savvy, sexy, right-now romcom. Based on the runaway (like some guys you know) bestseller by Sex and the City series writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That into You sparkles with zingy aha moments any survivor of the dating wars will recognize. See it with someone youd like to love. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Copyright MMVIII IFP Blackswan GmbH & Co. KG ™ New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserve Artwork: © 2009 New Line Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
This Is 40 (Unrated)
Comedy
4
From the director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family. After years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. Featuring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, John Lithgow and Albert Brooks, This Is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern age. Available in an Unrated version!
Juno
Comedy
4
When a quirky 16-year-old girl (Ellen Page) becomes unexpectantly pregnant, she decides to give her baby to the "perfect" couple she locates from the classified ads, only to discover that the impending adoption is pushing them towards divorce and causing her to fall in love with the baby's charmingly unassuming father (Michael Cera).
Something Borrowed
Comedy
4
Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend, and, unhappily, still single—as her engaged best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after celebrating her 30th birthday, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in the arms of the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield)... who just happens to be Darcy's fiancé. As one thing leads to another in the frantic weeks leading up to Darcy's wedding, Rachel finds herself in an impossible situation, caught between her treasured friendship with Darcy and the love of her life. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material. © 2011 Alcon Film Fund, LLC