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Coming to America
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Coming to America(1988)

  • Comedy
  • Romance

1h 57m

Last verified: 03/05/2026

7.1/10IMDb
71%Rotten Tomatoes
47/100Metacritic

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Synopsis

Immersed in luxury and riches, courteous Prince Akeem, the refined heir apparent to Africa's prosperous kingdom of Zamunda, summons up the courage to reject an arranged marriage proposal on his twenty-first birthday. As a result, bent on finding true love, the young blue blood finds himself in the strange urban jungle of New York City's Queens. Now, to mask his regal descent, Akeem, and his trusted valet, Semmi, have to pose as humble exchange students, doing their best to mingle with their neighbours. But, more than anything in the world, the noble bachelor yearns to be loved for who he is, and not for his title. Is Prince Akeem destined to find his soulmate in America's bustling Big Apple?(English)

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Director

John Landis

Cast

  • Eddie Murphy
  • Paul Bates
  • Garcelle Beauvais

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  • Audio DescriptionUnknown
  • Sign LanguageUnknown