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.
After making films for slightly younger audiences like Dr. Dolittle and Shrek, Murphy returned to his action-comedy roots in 2002, even teaming with fellow film legend Robert De Niro for the first time. (And, also, William Shatner.) But the result, a buddy-cop movie spoof from Shanghai Noon director Tom Dey, was a critical misfire and a box office dud, kicking off a particularly unfruitful decade for Murphy that would consist of a lot of both (with a few notable exceptions).
“De Niro and Murphy are visibly uncomfortable with each other. Their improvisation seems chaotic and mismanaged, and the movie follows in kind.” —Scott Tobias, A.V. Club
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