Movie·1988·117 min

Coming to America

Name: Coming to America
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1988-06-29
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, John Amos, James Earl Jones

Coming to America streams in the US on AMC Plus Apple TV channel, YouTube TV and Kanopy, and free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 5, 2026.

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

6.9 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 71%Audience 85%Metacritic 47IMDb 7.1Letterboxd 3.6

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Comedy Romance

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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