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Eddie Murphy in "The Distinguished Gentleman" (1992 Touchstone Pictures)
​THE KING OF ​COMEDY?
He might just be!
“The Distinguished Gentleman” (1992 Touchstone Pictures) Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Victoria Rowell, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Don Baker, James Garner and more.  Available on DVD at Amazon, or check your local library. 
  • This is our favorite Eddie Murphy movie! (You thought it was "Beverly Hills Cop" or "Coming to America" didn't you? Nope!) This is an awesome comedy! It's like "The Sting" for Capital Hill.​​
  • Oh wait...we forgot about "Trading Places".  Hmmmm...that's a good one too!? But naaa, this is our favorite!
“Trading Places” (1983 Paramount) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Denholm Elliott, Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy.  Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple iTunes Store.
  • This movie is a CLASSIC! We refer to it as a "Surf Stopper" as in, you stop "channel surfing" when you come across it on TV. For many Eddie Murphy fans, this is their favorite, and we LOVE "Trading Places", but we're sticking with "The Distinguished Gentleman".​
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“Beverly Hills Cop” (1984  Paramount), Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Steve Berkoff, Bronson Pinchot.  Available on Amazon Prime or Apple iTunes Store.
  • Wow! When you sit down to think about Just how many of the greatest comedy films there are, it's like Eddie Murphy movies are always at the top of the list..."Beverly Hills Cop" is another awesome classic!​​​
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“48 Hrs.” (1982 Paramount), Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar.  Available on Amazon Prime or Apple iTunes Store. Also currently available on Showtime.
  • This is Eddie Murphy's big screen debut, and while 48 Hrs. is more of an action-crime/drama, it does have a nice touch of early Eddie Murphy comedy. When viewing 48 Hrs. today, the film may seem very dated. Still, a significant percentage of Eddie Murphy fans will say that this is their favorite. (It's so tough to pick just one...Eddie Murphy has so many great films!)​
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“Coming to America” (1988 Paramount), Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley.  Available on Amazon Prime or Apple iTunes Store. Also currently available on Starz.
  • Everybody loves this one!​​​​ What? You haven't seen it? That's just crazy talk! Go watch it right now because the sequel Coming 2 America was released in March of 2021 and is available on Amazon Prime Video! Holy cow does Eddie Murphy have a lot of great movies!
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“Life” (1999, Universal), Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, Bernie Mac, Obba Babatunde, Ned Beatty, Bokeem Woodbine and more.
.  Available on Amazon Prime or Apple iTunes Store. Also currently available on Starz.
  • This one is a hidden gem! You may have missed it back in the late 90's.  If so, watch it.  Great cast, great comedy, and be sure to watch the "out-takes" during the end credits, hilarious!​​
  • You want one more? We'll have to stop eventually but Eddie Murphy's got so many great films we could go on all day!  We haven't even mentioned the "Shrek" movies yet!  We'll give you one more...
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“A Thousand Words” (2012 Paramount), Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Ruby Dee, Allison Janney.  Available on Amazon Prime or Apple iTunes Store.
  • You thought we were going to go with "Shrek", or "Boomerang" or "Bowfinger", or "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" (all good choices by the way) didn't you? Nope! "A Thousand Words" is another hidden gem.  This shows the full range of Eddie Murphy as an actor: comedy, seriousness, sensitivity, it's all here, and he nails it. Nice film.
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