Best Eddie Murphy Movies

  • Norbit

    Norbit (PG-13, 2007)

    Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell
    A meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant finds his life turned up... read moreside down when he meets the woman of his dreams in this romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Eddie Griffin. His entire life, Norbit (Murphy) has been picked on and put down, and after being bullied into marrying the most obnoxious woman in town (also Murphy) it appears as if that's the way things will remain until the day he dies. Upon meeting the one woman who seems to accept him for who he is, Norbit is instilled with a newfound sense of hope for the future. In order to find true happiness, however, Norbit will first have to gather the courage to stand up to his monstrous spouse once and for all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • fb1382028818
      fb1382028818: Funny, I love Eddie Murphy, and all the characters he plays, he is a great actor...funny!!
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb1352031898
      fb1352031898: Funny movie although not one of Eddie Murphy's best!!
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • goldtiger77311
      goldtiger77311: This is my least favorite Murphy film ever! It didn't give me the least bit of entertainment detail
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls (PG-13, 2006)

    Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover
    Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen's Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a ta... read morele of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry. The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are about to find out just what it's like to have their wildest dreams come true. Discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), the trio known as "the Dreamettes" is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening for popular singer James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Subsequently molded into an unstoppable hit machine by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as "the Dreams," the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship as Taylor edges out the ultra-talented Effie so that the more beautiful Deena can become the face of the group. Now, as the crossover act continues to dominate the airwaves, the small-town girls with big-city dreams slowly begin to realize that the true cost of fame may be higher than any of them ever anticipated. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb100001092752191: . Even Eddie Murphy loses his trousers on stage that was humorous.
      Jennifer Hudson as Effi
      Reviewed 5 months days ago
    • fb821880446
      fb821880446: The film has a magical 60's feel to it, yet the film always feels like it is stuck in a rut.

      The p
      Reviewed 8 months days ago
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      fb1549782525: . Otherwise, it's solid. Eddie Murphy is great.
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
  • Norbit

    Norbit (PG-13, 2007)

    Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell
    A meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant finds his life turned up... read moreside down when he meets the woman of his dreams in this romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Eddie Griffin. His entire life, Norbit (Murphy) has been picked on and put down, and after being bullied into marrying the most obnoxious woman in town (also Murphy) it appears as if that's the way things will remain until the day he dies. Upon meeting the one woman who seems to accept him for who he is, Norbit is instilled with a newfound sense of hope for the future. In order to find true happiness, however, Norbit will first have to gather the courage to stand up to his monstrous spouse once and for all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • fb1382028818
      fb1382028818: Funny, I love Eddie Murphy, and all the characters he plays, he is a great actor...funny!!
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb1352031898
      fb1352031898: Funny movie although not one of Eddie Murphy's best!!
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • goldtiger77311
      goldtiger77311: This is my least favorite Murphy film ever! It didn't give me the least bit of entertainment detail
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls (PG-13, 2006)

    Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover
    Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen's Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a ta... read morele of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry. The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are about to find out just what it's like to have their wildest dreams come true. Discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), the trio known as "the Dreamettes" is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening for popular singer James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Subsequently molded into an unstoppable hit machine by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as "the Dreams," the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship as Taylor edges out the ultra-talented Effie so that the more beautiful Deena can become the face of the group. Now, as the crossover act continues to dominate the airwaves, the small-town girls with big-city dreams slowly begin to realize that the true cost of fame may be higher than any of them ever anticipated. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • fb100001092752191
      fb100001092752191: . Even Eddie Murphy loses his trousers on stage that was humorous.
      Jennifer Hudson as Effi
      Reviewed 5 months days ago
    • fb821880446
      fb821880446: The film has a magical 60's feel to it, yet the film always feels like it is stuck in a rut.

      The p
      Reviewed 8 months days ago
    • fb1549782525
      fb1549782525: . Otherwise, it's solid. Eddie Murphy is great.
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
  • Coming to America

    Coming to America (R, 1988)

    Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley
    Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against a... read moren arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings -- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. Coming to America made further headlines when humorist Art Buchwald sued the film's producers for plagiarizing one of his works. Buchwald carried the case to trial, where he won a sizeable judgement against the film's producers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
    • fb1008742212
      fb1008742212: . This has weaknesses and strengths in Coming to America, because Eddie Murphy is funniest when he's in a quick-speaking confident wise guy role, and so making Prince
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • fb1256918389
      fb1256918389: . It is funny, has an intriguing romantic appeal, and shows a young Eddie Murphy at his best(as he was the one who wrote the script to the movie). The film will keep yo
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb1526363679
      fb1526363679: Coming to America is a incredibly fun comedy that always brings people back to the days when Eddie Murphy was a master comedian. Although this film tries too har to be a romance when it should
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
  • Meet Dave

    Meet Dave (PG, 2008)

    Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms
    With their home planet in danger and no place in the known universe to seek shelter, a desperate cre... read morew of miniature alien humanoids boards a human spacecraft in hopes of saving their doomed world. Eddie Murphy stars in a sci-fi comedy that re-teams the longtime comic actor with Norbit director Brian Robbins. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • fb532278822
      fb532278822: Great movie... although, eddie murphy seems to be loosing he's touch abit... but loved the movie in
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb691707318
      fb691707318: .,but it was pretty good.Not the best,not the worst, but probably my favorite movie of Eddie Murphy besides Norbit. The Aliens we're set to land on earth for the object they want to recov
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • fb100001028955800
      fb100001028955800: isn't Murphy's best film, but it serves the purpose of portraying what it was meant to portray, an Eddie Murphy alien ship with lots of interesting little people to control him... -E
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
  • Meet Dave

    Meet Dave (PG, 2008)

    Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms
    With their home planet in danger and no place in the known universe to seek shelter, a desperate cre... read morew of miniature alien humanoids boards a human spacecraft in hopes of saving their doomed world. Eddie Murphy stars in a sci-fi comedy that re-teams the longtime comic actor with Norbit director Brian Robbins. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • fb532278822
      fb532278822: Great movie... although, eddie murphy seems to be loosing he's touch abit... but loved the movie in
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb691707318
      fb691707318: .,but it was pretty good.Not the best,not the worst, but probably my favorite movie of Eddie Murphy besides Norbit. The Aliens we're set to land on earth for the object they want to recov
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • fb100001028955800
      fb100001028955800: isn't Murphy's best film, but it serves the purpose of portraying what it was meant to portray, an Eddie Murphy alien ship with lots of interesting little people to control him... -E
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
  • Coming to America

    Coming to America (R, 1988)

    Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley
    Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against a... read moren arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant. Murphy and Hall play multiple roles, and there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings -- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places. Coming to America made further headlines when humorist Art Buchwald sued the film's producers for plagiarizing one of his works. Buchwald carried the case to trial, where he won a sizeable judgement against the film's producers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
    • fb1008742212
      fb1008742212: . This has weaknesses and strengths in Coming to America, because Eddie Murphy is funniest when he's in a quick-speaking confident wise guy role, and so making Prince
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • fb1256918389
      fb1256918389: . It is funny, has an intriguing romantic appeal, and shows a young Eddie Murphy at his best(as he was the one who wrote the script to the movie). The film will keep yo
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb1526363679
      fb1526363679: Coming to America is a incredibly fun comedy that always brings people back to the days when Eddie Murphy was a master comedian. Although this film tries too har to be a romance when it should
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist (PG-13, 2011)

    Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick
    Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stif... read morefs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. -- (C) Official Site
    • fb591091438
      fb591091438: Surprisingly good for a film that contains Eddie Murphy.
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb583692182
      fb583692182: . Eddie Murphy is a standout in an unfortunately stunted role but he seems poised for a comeback!!! Ot
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • pun787
      pun787: Brett Ratner treats his audience as if they were as dumb as this story is... Ben Stiller's attempt
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop (R, 1984)

    Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Ronny Cox
    What's that wisecracking young black guy (Eddie Murphy) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-whi... read morete Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective who's been sent on involuntary vacation because he refuses to drop his intention of avenging his friend's murder. Warned by Beverly Hills police chief Ronny Cox to stay out of trouble, Foley nonetheless dogs the trail of above-the-law Steven Berkoff, the British crime czar who was responsible for the murder of Foley's friend. With the help of sympathetic local cops Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and lady friend Lisa Eilbacher, Foley attempts to corner Berkoff in his mansion, which leads to a wild slapsticky shootout. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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      fb1092004262: Awesome Eddie Murphy movie! Wish he would do movies like this again!
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb100000114197636: . That was back when you could afford to see a movie. And back when Eddie Murphy was worth the price of admission. I can't believe Sylvester Stallone was originally sla
      Reviewed 48 days days ago
    • amityisland
      amityisland: Energy action and comedy plus Eddie Murphy's trademark laugh make this a highly entertaining film.
      Reviewed 8 months days ago

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