Harlem Nights
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 17, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
16
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
People may go to see Eddie Murphy once, twice, three or even six times in disposable movies like Harlem Nights, but if he wants to realize his potential he needs to work with a better writer and director than himself. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
The best thing about the film is the way it allows Richard Pryor to rise above the demeaning buffoon roles he's been playing for the last few years and finally play a character with dignity and style. [17 Nov 1989, p.89]
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Harlem Nights isn't the embarrassing vanity production it might have been, there's still not a lot to be said for it. Read full review
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