Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Coming to America' right now, here are some useful insights about the Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures comedy flick. Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, John Amos has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min. The release date of the movie is June 29th, 1988. The movie received a user score of 69/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 4,597 registered users.
Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "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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'Coming to America' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on June 29th, 1988
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March 9th, 1999
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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 starred in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry. A sequel, Coming 2 America, was released on March 4, 2021.
