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Eddie Murphy

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48hrs48hrs (48 Hours) (1982) Recommended
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole
Eddie Murphy excels in his film debut as a street–smart ex–con who teams up with veteran cop Nick Nolte to track down some bad…
Eddie Murphy - DeliriousEddie Murphy - Delirious (1983) Aro Favourite
Feat. Eddie Murphy
Classic stand–up with the proudly profane Eddie Murphy, before he was blanded out by the Hollywood machine.
Trading PlacesTrading Places (1983) Recommended
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche
A sturdy comic conceit – for a bet, two interfering millionaires swap the lives of a rich man (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor man (Eddie Murphy) – makes…
Beverly Hills CopBeverly Hills Cop (1984) Recommended
Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Steven Berkoff
Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley has never been funnier than in this winning combo of action and comedy.
Golden Child, TheGolden Child, The (1986)
Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance
Hot off BEVERLY HILLS COP, Eddie Murphy plays a private detective specializing in missing children who is charged with finding a special child whom…
Beverly Hills Cop 2Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen
Slick, though belated sequel to the action–comedy smash which launched Eddie Murphy to superstardom.
Eddie Murphy - RawEddie Murphy - Raw (1987)
Feat. Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy captured live and, er, raw. Something here to amuse and offend just about everyone – live from the Flet Forum, New York.
Coming to AmericaComing to America (1988)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones
Wacky Eddie Murphy classic in which an African Prince (Murphy) accompanied by his side–kick (Arsenio Hall) pilgrimage to America in search of…
Harlem NightsHarlem Nights (1989)
Dir. Eddie Murphy
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
An excellent comic cast can't save this mismatched black American riff on THE GODFATHER series, set amid the 1930s jazz–club underworld of…
Another 48 HoursAnother 48 Hours (1990)
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James
Barely adequate sequel to the buddy–cop smash hit.
BoomerangBoomerang (1992)
Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry
Sparkling Eddie Murphy vehicle in which he sends up his own womanising image. He gets a dollop of his own medicine when he falls for…
Distinguished Gentleman, TheDistinguished Gentleman, The (1992)
Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Eddie Murphy
Perennial con–man Eddie Murphy wangles his way to Washington and discovers his petty untruths are small potatoes compared to the corruption…
Saturday Night Live - 15th Anniversary SpecialSaturday Night Live - 15th Anniversary Special (1992)
Feat. Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks
Compilation of some of the best sketches from the first fifteen years of the US TV–show 'Saturday Night Live'. This programme was a training…
Beverly Hills Cop 3Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo
Second and final sequel in the Axel Foley comedy–action series. Nominally concerning a counterfeit ring in L.A., this is definitely better than…
Vampire in BrooklynVampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett
Eddie Murphy and the ever–dynamic Angela Bassett team up for horror specialist Wes Craven, who injects a mix of comedy and gothic romance into…
Nutty Professor, TheNutty Professor, The (1996)
Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith
Eddie Murphy finds what used to make him funny in this surprisingly inspired refresher of the Jerry Lewis comedy classic about a nerdy college…
MetroMetro (1997)
Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Michael Wincott
Wisecracking hostage negotiator Eddie Murphy has the smile wiped off his face when his girlfriend is taken hostage by psychopath Michael Wincott.…
Dr. DolittleDr. Dolittle (1998)
Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt
Slick remake of the 1967 musical replaces songs with tech wizardry and the comic mugging of Eddie Murphy as the medic who can 'talk to the…
MulanMulan (1998)
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Donny Osmond, Ming Na
Animated epic based on a kind of Chinese Joan of Arc character from the Wei Dynasty, who disguises herself as a man so she can take her father's…
Holy Man (1998)
Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston
Bravely playing against his profane persona, the unholy Eddie Murphy gets to fill a pair of Gandhi pajamas in this ironic 'messiah comedy'. But after…
LifeLife (1999)
Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence
Something of a surprise for an Eddie Murphy comedy, this 50–year saga of two black cell–buddies ambitiously lifts its feel from LIFE IS…
BowfingerBowfinger (1999) Recommended
Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy
Steve Martin (as writer and actor) ropes in fellow fallen comic legend Eddie Murphy and scores a return to the form of his heyday. The concept is…
ShrekShrek (2001) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Feat. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow
Flipping the rules of fairy–tales (and especially the Walt Disney incarnations) on their head, the ‘hero’ of this animation is in fact…
ShowtimeShowtime (2001)
Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, William Shatner
Rehashing 48HRS with 15 MINUTES, this works reasonably hard to inject new pizzazz into the cop buddy–movie, with old–hand Robert De Niro…
I-SpyI-Spy (2002)
Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen
The 60s TV–series of the same name fashioned as a slick but silly buddy comedy and a shameless star vehicle for two tried–and–true…
Adventures of Pluto Nash, TheAdventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002)
Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson
Sci–fi comedy set in 2080 and following a lunar nightclub owner and ex–convict (Eddie Murphy) who is trying to keep the mafia out of his…
Daddy Day CareDaddy Day Care (2003)
Dir. Steve Carr
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Steve Zahn
Two unemployed dads open their own day–care centre in this charming, if overly restrained comedy. Eddie Murphy is present in heavy doses,…
Haunted Mansion, TheHaunted Mansion, The (2003)
Dir. Rob Minkoff
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp
Inspired by Disneyland's famous funride, this ghostly comedy has real estate agent Eddie Murphy and kin inadvertantly spending the night in a spooky…
DreamgirlsDreamgirls (2006) Recommended
Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy
Dazzling musical numbers and sassy performances jive in this acclaimed Motown musical charting the rise of fictional girl group, 'The Dreamettes', in…
NorbitNorbit (2007)
Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Thandiwe Newton, Cuba Jr. Gooding
Bottom–of–the–barrel vehicle for the once–funny Eddie Murphy sees the actor scrape out the remains of a thousand disposed…
Shrek The ThirdShrek The Third (2007)
Dir. Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Feat. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
The franchise rolls on in this third installment of the animated comedy when the big green ogre’s new father–in–law falls ill.…
Meet DaveMeet Dave (2008)
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks
Passable sci–fi comedy starring Eddie Murphy as an alien captain / spaceship disguised as a man in order to hide the rest of his…
Imagine ThatImagine That (2009)
Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Ronny Cox
A magic blankie transforms Eddie Murphy's prospects on the stock market in this pleasantly surprisingly family movie, recommended for its healthy…
Shrek Forever AfterShrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010)
Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Surprisingly enjoyable fourth entry in the franchise has the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin tricking the beloved green ogre into a dark alternate time…
Tower HeistTower Heist (2011)
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck
Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead a group of working class bros on an elaborate take down of a mega–wealthy scamster in this large scale comedy…

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