Coming to America
1988
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Jun 29, 1988 · A wealthy African prince travels to New York to find a wife who respects his intelligence and strong will. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this romantic comedy.
- (225K)
- Comedy, Romance
- John Landis
- 1988-06-29
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall , James Earl Jones , John Amos , Madge Sinclair , and Shari Headley .
Coming to America. 55 Reviews Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is the prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in...
- (55)
- John Landis
- R
- Eddie Murphy
A comedy film about an African prince who travels to New York to find a wife who respects him. He falls in love with Lisa, a fast food worker, but faces challenges from his royal family and culture.
Coming to America (4K UHD) On his 21st birthday, Prince Akeem of Zamunda is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
- 116 min
Dec 1, 2020 · In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of...
- 2 min
- 837.2K
- Paramount Movies
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An African prince disguises as a poor immigrant in Queens, New York, to find a princess. Watch the trailer, read the plot summary and user reviews, and rent or buy the movie on TMDB.
