Every Eddie Murphy Movie, Ranked
Updated January 2023 to add You People.
After a successful stand-up career in the 1970s and a wildly acclaimed run on Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s, Eddie Murphy launched his film career (while still on SNL) in 1982 and has been appearing on the big screen fairly steadily in the decades since, starring in over 40 titles. To date, Murphy's films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide, but only occasionally has the material on screen matched Murphy's comedic talents—and, even when it has, reviews have sometimes been less positive than you might expect. In the gallery above, we rank all of his films to date (including his newest, Coming 2 America) from worst to best by Metascore, which reflects the consensus of professional critics for each film.
Released in 2009 in the middle of a string of mediocre, kid-friendly comedies, Imagine That stars Murphy as a financial advisor who learns that his young daughter's imagination holds the key to predicting the financial future. The only live-action film directed by Karey Kirkpatrick (Over the Hedge) failed to gain any traction at the box office, grossing a meagre $23 million, though both Murphy and his young co-star (future black-ish star Yara Shahidi) received some positive reviews for their performances.
“For the first time since 'The Nutty Professor,' Eddie Murphy successfully mixes his adult and kid-film personas -- imagine that.” —Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
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