Coming to America (1988)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.
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.
- Released: 1988-06-29
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 57m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 4,887 votes
Directed by John Landis.
Top cast
- Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
- Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
- Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell
- John Amos as Cleo McDowell
- James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
- Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
- Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks
- Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell
- Frankie Faison as Landlord
- Louie Anderson as Maurice
Where to watch Coming to America
- United States: stream on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, AMC, Peacock Premium Plus; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now; watch free on ABC iview; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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