Coming to America (1988) — Cast, Runtime & Streaming Guide

Name: Coming to America
Director: John Landis
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1988-06-29
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, John Amos, James Earl Jones

About this movie

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.

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⭐ 6.9/10 4,762 votes

Quick facts

Year

1988

Runtime

1h 57m

TMDB Rating

⭐ 6.9/10

Votes

4,762

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Director

John Landis

Language

Budget

$30.0M

Cast

Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarenc

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Romance 🎬 John Landis 👤 Eddie Murphy 👤 Arsenio Hall 👤 Shari Headley

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