The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

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From con man to congressman.

A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists.

• Released: 1992-12-04
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 339 votes

Directed by Jonathan Lynn.

Top cast

• Eddie Murphy as Thomas Jefferson Johnson
• Lane Smith as Dick Dodge
• Sheryl Lee Ralph as Miss Loretta
• Joe Don Baker as Olaf Andersen
• Victoria Rowell as Celia Kirby
• Grant Shaud as Arthur Reinhardt
• Kevin McCarthy as Terry Corrigan
• Charles S. Dutton as Elijah Hawkins
• Victor Rivers as Armando
• Chi McBride as Homer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Distinguished Gentleman

• United States: stream on Starz Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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