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Coming to America

Movie · 1988 · 116 min

A warm, joke-packed fish-out-of-water romp that coasts on charm and playful performances.

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1988 film by John Landis
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Year
1988
Runtime
116 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • class
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
romantic comedy
Directed by
John Landis
Written by
Eddie Murphy, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., James Earl Jones, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, John Amos, Jim Abrahams
Music
Nile Rodgers
Cinematography
Woody Omens
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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