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.
Murphy's first animation voiceover gig came as the voice of Mushu the dragon in Disney's 1998 version of Mulan. The character was not incorporated into the recent live-action remake, though Mushu did feature in a straight-to-video sequel in which an Eddie Murphy impersonator took over the role. Murphy, of course, would return to animation the following decade as part of the Shrek series.
“Murphy, working in the tradition of Robin Williams' genie in 'Aladdin,' is quick, glib and funny.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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