# Eddie Murphy movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877 "2003-12-31T02:39:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/1 "2003-12-31T02:39:26Z")
My son and I recently saw Dr.Doolittle with Eddie Murphy and liked it. He was good. What are all the Eddie Murphy movies and which are the good ones? We just got Pluto Nash and I’m thinkin its not one fo the good ones… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/2 "2003-12-31T02:52:37Z")
48HRS & Beverly Hills Cop were good. Their sequels sucked. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/3 "2003-12-31T03:02:00Z")
The best are Beverly Hills Cop (and Part 2 isn’t bad), Trading Places, and Coming To America. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/4 "2003-12-31T03:05:01Z")
“Haunted Mansion” isn’t one of the good ones. It’s better than “Pluto Nash,” though. Some people liked “The Nutty Professor.” Hardly anyone liked the sequel, though. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/5 "2003-12-31T03:35:16Z")
Though not suitable for children, “Raw” (a Murphy concert film of live stand-up he did) remains to this day the only movie which made me laugh so hard that I physically hurt afterwards. This was 15 years ago or so, though; I don’t know if it’s stood the test of time or not. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/6 "2003-12-31T03:43:00Z")
His other stand-up comedy concert film, Delerious, is even funnier than Raw, if you ask me. It slays me every time. But no, neither one is appropriate for kids. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/7 "2003-12-31T04:25:00Z")
**nineiron** Raw is about as classic as Richard Pryor: live onteh sunset strip. It just doesn’t get anybetter then that. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/8 "2003-12-31T04:36:22Z")
Really? I heard it was quite homophobic. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/9 "2003-12-31T04:54:11Z")
2 not mentioned. I thought “Bowfinger” was pretty durn funny and silly. I also watch “Trading Spaces” when I see it on Comedy Central. Filled with 80s goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Vezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b38774/32.png) [@Vezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vezer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/10 "2003-12-31T05:57:13Z")
\*\*Pluto Nash \*\*is one of those “worst movies ever made” types. **Beverly Hills Cop** sequels had the distinct odor, taste, smell, and plot timings of the first. Coincidence? I think not. **Haunted Mansion** got slammed by the critics. I loathed **Nutty Profesor** to no end. Seriously though, Eddie Murphy really only plays Eddie Murphy. The shtick gets old after awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/11 "2003-12-31T11:19:22Z")
\*\*Bowfinger Shrek\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/12 "2003-12-31T11:33:11Z")
Depends on which version of Eddie you’re looking for and how old your son is. His family type movies that are pretty good are Dr. Doolittle, Nutty Professor, Daddy Day Care and Shrek. A couple good films that are not really kid movies but not really bad for kids to watch are Bowfinger and Trading Places (brief nudity in this one). Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours and his stand up are more on the adult side of things. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/13 "2003-12-31T11:39:07Z")
Dude! How can you people forget **Coming to America**?! Still not completely for kids, but not quite as ronchy as some of his other stuff. Take note: the majority of Eddie’s best movies are his earliest movies, which are **NOT** for children. If you’re looking for good fun films that you and your kids can enjoy, I would highly recommend **Schrek** and **The Golden Child**. Both have a lot of adult humor that small kids won’t get, and older kids will pretend they don’t get, but they both work well in a family type set up. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/14 "2003-12-31T11:45:53Z")
Trading Places is about it. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/15 "2003-12-31T14:39:55Z")
I think “The Distinguished Gentleman” is a very good and very underrated film. Murphy plays a street hustling con artist who gets elected to Congress because he has the same name as the incumbent Congressman, who happened to die right before the election. It’s an excellent satire of the American political system of politics and graft. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/16 "2003-12-31T15:45:25Z")
_Raw_ was good, but I thought his earlier concert video _Delirious_ was slightly better. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/17 "2003-12-31T15:59:17Z")
While it’s not a movie, “SNL: The Best of Eddie Murphy” has some funny skits he was in, most notably “Alfalfa sings the classics.” ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-murphy-movies/221877/18 "2003-12-31T18:19:00Z")
“Buckwheat,” not Alfalfa. 🙂