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Coming to America (1988)

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

29 June 1988 · 1h 57mComedyRomance

★ 6.9 / 10 · 4,924 votes on TMDB

Directed by John Landis

What it's about

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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Cast

  • Eddie Murphy

    Eddie Murphy

    Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

  • Shari Headley

    Shari Headley

    Lisa McDowell

  • Arsenio Hall

    Arsenio Hall

    Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

  • Madge Sinclair

    Madge Sinclair

    Queen Aoleon

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Hold-Up Man

  • Allison Dean

    Allison Dean

    Patrice McDowell

  • John Amos

    John Amos

    Cleo McDowell

  • Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Boy Getting Haircut

  • Vanessa Bell Calloway

    Vanessa Bell Calloway

    Imani Izzi

  • Calvin Lockhart

    Calvin Lockhart

    Colonel Izzi

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