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Coming to America

1988·1h 57m·R
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
240,575 votes
Metascore
47
Metacritic

An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.

Coming to America is a 1988 romance comedy movie directed by John Landis, starring Garcelle Beauvais, Paul Bates, Feather. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 240,575 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
John Landis
Stars
Garcelle Beauvais
Paul Bates
Feather
Eddie Murphy
Details
1988-06-29
117 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
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