Eddie Murphy
You People (2023)
You People is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Kenya Barris, which he co-wrote with Jonah Hill. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Hill, Lauren London, David Duchovny, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Eddie Murphy. Its plot focuses on an interracial and interreligious couple, namely a white Jewish man and a Black NOI...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Don Ameche•Voices of•Dean Stockwell•Ruby Dee•Eartha Kitt
Coming 2 America (2021)
Coming 2 America is a 2021 American romantic comedy film that serves as a sequel to the 1988 film Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Craig Brewer, from a screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein, and David Sheffield, and a story by Blaustein, Sheffield, and Justin Kanew, based on characters was created by Murphy. It co-st...
Starring: Robert Loggia•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Ian McShane•Ossie Davis•Julie Andrews•James Earl Jones•James Hong•Richard Pryor•Martin Sheen•Robert De Niro
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Dolemite Is My Name is a 2019 American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film stars Eddie Murphy as filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, who is best known for having portrayed the character of Dolemite in both his stand-up routine and a series of blaxploitation films, which started with...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Ian McShane•Anjelica Huston•Redd Foxx•Peter Boyle•Billie Hayes•Pam Grier
A Thousand Words (2012)
A Thousand Words is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins from a script by Steve Koren and starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in theaters on March 9, 2012, four years after it was filmed, to negative reviews from critics, receiving a 0% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. It was a box office bomb, having grossed j...
Starring: Malcolm McDowell•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Randy Quaid•John Lithgow•Ronny Cox•Regis Philbin•Burt Young•Madge Sinclair•Danny Aiello•Stan Shaw
Tower Heist (2011)
Tower Heist is a 2011 American heist comedy film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson, based on a story by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper and Griffin and starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy with Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe in supporting roles. The...
Starring: Leigh French•Héctor Elizondo•Nick Nolte•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Annette O'Toole•Michael Lerner•Lisa Eilbacher•Laraine Newman•Dudley Moore•Jamie Lee Curtis
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Shrek Forever After is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke, it is the sequel to Shrek the Third (2007) and the fourth installment in the Shrek film series. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murp...
Starring: Alisan Porter•Dan Aykroyd•Paul Eiding•Steve Martin•Martin Lawrence•David Patrick Kelly•Nicole Ari Parker•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Judd Hirsch•Mike Myers
Imagine That (2009)
Imagine That is a 2009 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, and written by Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. It centers on the relationship between a workaholic father (Murphy) and his daughter, Olivia, whose imaginary world becomes the secret to her father's success.
Starring: John Cleese•Eddie Murphy•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Brion James•Frank McRae•Kevin Hart•Geoffrey Holder•Paul Reiser•Kate Capshaw•Morgan Fairchild
Meet Dave (2008)
Meet Dave is a 2008 American science fiction comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Bill Corbett and Rob Greenberg. It stars Eddie Murphy in the title role, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Scott Caan and Kevin Hart. The film was released on July 11, 2008 and grossed $50 million against a $60 million budget.
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Michael Wincott•Jürgen Prochnow•Matthew Broderick•Kelly Preston•Rupert Everett•David Alan Grier•George Dzundza•Peter Michael Goetz•Bronson Pinchot
Norbit (2007)
Norbit is a 2007 American comedy film, directed by Brian Robbins, and co-written by, co-produced by, and starring Eddie Murphy. The film co-stars Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Marlon Wayans, and Charlie Murphy. It was released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures on February 9, 2007. Eddie Murphy portr...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Steven Berkoff•Gil Hill•Grace Jones•Željko Ivanek•Jon Cryer•Danny Glover•Eric Idle•Charles Dance•Brigitte Nielsen
Shrek the Third (2007)
Shrek the Third is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Chris Miller and co-directed by Raman Hui from a screenplay by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Miller, and Aron Warner, the film is set after the events of Shrek 2 (2004) and is the third installmen...
Starring: Alisan Porter•Wesley Snipes•Paul Eiding•Nicole Ari Parker•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Antonio Banderas•Miguel Ferrer•Mike Myers•Stephen Root•Scott Caan
Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name, Dreamgirls is a film à clef, a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the history of the Motown record label and one of...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Jasmine Guy•Rene Russo•Robin Givens•Kevin Pollak•Richard Gant•Angela Bassett•Nia Long
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, and David N. Weiss, it is the sequel to Shrek (2001) and the second installment in the Shre...
Starring: Alisan Porter•Martin Lawrence•Nicole Ari Parker•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Antonio Banderas•Marlon Wayans•James Rebhorn•Mike Myers•Stephen Root•Scott Caan
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Daddy Day Care is a 2003 American family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy in the lead role, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, and Anjelica Huston. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr, it marks Murphy and Carr's second collaboration after Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). The plot follows two fathers who start a child day care out of their ...
Starring: Jada Pinkett Smith•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Regina King•Dave Chappelle•Bernie Mac
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
The Haunted Mansion is a 2003 American supernatural horror comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and written by David Berenbaum, based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film stars Eddie Murphy as a realtor who, along with his family, becomes trapped in a haunted mansion. Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason, and Je...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, and John Cleese. The film was released in the United States on August 16, 2002.
Starring: Thandie Newton•Cameron Diaz•Julia Louis-Dreyfus•Steve Zahn•Téa Leoni•Nicole Ari Parker•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Famke Janssen•Eddie Griffin•Richard Schiff
I Spy (2002)
I Spy is a 2002 American buddy spy comedy film directed by Betty Thomas, and starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. The film is based on the television series of the same name that aired in the 1960s and starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. The plot follows a spy and a famous civilian boxer who go undercover to prevent a gun runner from selling a st...
Starring: Allison Janney•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Jamie Foxx•Cuba Gooding Jr.
Showtime (2002)
Showtime is a 2002 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tom Dey. The film stars Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy in the lead roles alongside Rene Russo, William Shatner, Pedro Damian and De Niro's real life daughter Drena De Niro. The film was released in the United States on March 15, 2002. The film received generally negative reviews,...
Starring: Jay Mohr•Jim Turner•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Clifton Powell
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2 is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of Dr. Dolittle, and directed by Steve Carr. The film stars Eddie Murphy in the main role, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Jones, and Kevin Pollak.
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Lea Salonga•John Witherspoon
Shrek (2001)
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, it is the first installment in the Shrek film series. The film stars Mike My...
Starring: Gabrielle Union•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Stephen Root•Scott Caan
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is a 2000 American science fiction comedy film directed by Peter Segal. It is the sequel to the 1996 film The Nutty Professor.
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Mike Epps•Larry Miller•Wanda Sykes
Bowfinger (1999)
Bowfinger is a 1999 American satirical buddy comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The film depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the movie. It was written by Steve Martin, who also stars alongside Eddie Murphy in two roles, and Heather Graham as an ambitiou...
Starring: Kerry Washington•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Beyoncé Knowles
Life (1999)
Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film featuring Murphy and Lawrence together, the first being Boomerang. The supporting cast includes Ned Beatty, R. Lee Ermey, Obba Babatundé, Bernie Mac, Anthony Anderson, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Bokeem Woodbine, Gu...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Miguel A. Núñez Jr.•Marc Blucas
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Dr. Dolittle is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Betty Thomas, written by Larry Levin and Nat Mauldin, and starring Eddie Murphy in the title role with Ossie Davis and Oliver Platt. The film was based on the series of children's stories of the same name by Hugh Lofting, but used no material from any of the novels; the main connection...
Starring: Jeff Garlin•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Kevin Hart
Holy Man (1998)
Holy Man is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer, and Eric McCormack. The film was a critical and commercial failure.
Starring: Elizabeth Banks•Bobb'e J. Thompson•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Justina Machado•DeRay Davis•Keegan-Michael Key
Mulan (1998)
Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and was Disney's 36th animated feature, and the ninth animated film produced and released during the Disney Renaissance. It was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft, from a ...
Starring: Jonah Hill•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Charlie Murphy•Katt Williams•Lauren London
Metro (1997)
Metro is a 1997 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott, and Art Evans. It is directed by Thomas Carter, and produced by Roger Birnbaum. The plot follows Scott Roper (Murphy), a hostage negotiator and inspector for the San Francisco Police Department who seeks revenge against a psychotic jewel thief, Mic...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Anika Noni Rose•Sharon Leal
The Nutty Professor (1996)
The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Jerry Lewis, which itself was a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The film co-stars Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, a...
Starring: Craig Robinson•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Lennie Loftin•Jack McBrayer
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Vampire in Brooklyn is a 1995 American vampire black comedy film directed by Wes Craven. It stars Eddie Murphy, who produced and wrote with his brothers Vernon Lynch and Charles Q. Murphy. The film co-stars Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Zakes Mokae, and Joanna Cassidy. Murphy also plays an alcoholic preacher, Pauly...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Teyana Taylor
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on Trading Places and Coming to America. It is the third film in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise.
Starring: Jermaine Fowler•Tituss Burgess•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•KiKi Layne
Boomerang (1992)
Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham, a hotshot advertising executive who also happens to be an insatiable womanizer and male chauvinist. When he meets his new boss, Jacqueline Broyer, Marcus discovers that she is essentially a female version of himself, and he r...
Starring: Ralph Bellamy•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Don Ameche•Dean Stockwell•Eartha Kitt•James Hong•Miguel A. Núñez Jr.•Richard Pryor
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
The Distinguished Gentleman is a 1992 American political comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn. In addition to Murphy, the film stars Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, James Garner, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S. Dutton, Victor Rivers, Chi McBride, Sonny Jim Gaines, and Noble ...
Starring: Redd Foxx•Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Another 48 Hrs. is a 1990 American buddy cop film directed by Walter Hill and starring Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. It is the sequel to the 1982 film 48 Hrs. Nolte reprises his role as San Francisco police officer Jack Cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a manslaughter charge. To do so, he again ne...
Starring: Robin Givens•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Danny Aiello
Harlem Nights (1989)
Harlem Nights is a 1989 American crime comedy-drama film starring and directed by Eddie Murphy, who also wrote. The film co-stars Richard Pryor, Michael Lerner, Danny Aiello, Redd Foxx, Della Reese, and Murphy's older brother Charlie. The film was released theatrically on November 17, 1989, by Paramount Pictures. The film tells the story of "Sugar"...
Starring: Stan Shaw•Nick Nolte•Annette O'Toole•Michael Lerner•Lisa Eilbacher•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Ossie Davis•Dudley Moore
Coming to America (1988)
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, Shari Headley, and John Amos. The film was released in the United States on June 29, 1988. Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer,...
Starring: Robert Loggia•Jamie Lee Curtis•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Ossie Davis•Julie Andrews
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren, and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop and the second installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series. Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites...
Starring: Helen Shaver•Eddie Murphy•Tituss Burgess•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•John Ashton•Lane Smith•Gil Hill•Charles Dance•Sonny Landham•Brion James
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Eddie Murphy Raw is a 1987 American stand-up comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Robert Townsend. It was Murphy's second feature stand-up comedy film, following Eddie Murphy Delirious. However, unlike Delirious, Raw received a wide theatrical release. The 90-minute show was filmed at the Felt Forum, a venue in the Madison Square Garde...
Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph
The Golden Child (1986)
The Golden Child is a 1986 American dark fantasy martial arts action comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker who is informed that he is "The Chosen One", and is destined to save "The Golden Child", a kidnapped Tibetan boy with mystical powers who is said to be the savior ...
Starring: Frank McRae•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Jonathan Banks•Geoffrey Holder
Best Defense (1984)
Best Defense is a 1984 American comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy. The original music score was composed by Patrick Williams. It was released by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Paul Reiser•Kate Capshaw•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Jürgen Prochnow•David Alan Grier•George Dzundza
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr., and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny C...
Starring: Eddie Murphy•Peter Michael Goetz•Tituss Burgess•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Bronson Pinchot•John Ashton•Steven Berkoff•Gil Hill•Grace Jones•Charles Dance
Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, with a screenplay by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis, the film tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker (Aykroyd) and a poor street hustler (Murphy) whose lives...
Starring: Brigitte Nielsen•Charlotte Lewis•Gilbert Gottfried•Jasmine Guy•Da'Vine Joy Randolph
48 Hrs. (1982)
48 Hrs. is a 1982 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-written by Walter Hill, co-written by Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza and Roger Spottiswoode, and starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy as a cop and a convict, respectively, who team up to catch two hardened criminals. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve th...
Starring: Robin Givens•Halle Berry•James Remar•David Patrick Kelly•Da'Vine Joy Randolph•Sonny Landham•Danny Aiello•Frank McRae•Bronson Pinchot