Eddie Murphy is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 3 april 1955 at New York City (USA)
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy participated to
52 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
24 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by Kelly Asbury,
Conrad Vernon,
Andrew AdamsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
Animation,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films about cats,
Films about dragons,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
Antonio Banderas,
Julie Andrews,
John CleeseRoles Donkey (voice)
Rating72%
Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find they have been invited by Fiona's parents to a royal ball to celebrate their marriage, an event Shrek is reluctant to participate in. Fiona talks him into it, and along with Donkey, they travel to the kingdom of Far Far Away. They meet Fiona's parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian, who are surprised to see their daughter as an ogre, with Harold particularly upset. At dinner, Shrek and Harold get into a heated argument over how Shrek and Fiona will raise their family, and Fiona, disgusted at Shrek's behavior, locks herself away in her room that evening. Shrek worries that he has lost his true love, particularly after finding her childhood diary and reading that she was once infatuated with Prince Charming., 1h33
Directed by Chris Miller,
Raman HuiOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about animals,
Pregnancy films,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films about sexuality,
Films about cats,
Films about dragons,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Mike Myers,
Cameron Diaz,
Eddie Murphy,
Antonio Banderas,
Julie Andrews,
John CleeseRoles Donkey (voice)
Rating61%
Prince Charming vows that he will become King of Far, Far Away and avenge the death of his mother, the Fairy Godmother. Meanwhile, King Harold is dying and his ogre son-in-law Shrek and daughter Princess Fiona are to succeed him. Shrek, who is having difficulty serving as Regent during the King's medical leave, insists that an ogre as king is a bad idea and that there must be someone else to rule the kingdom. Before dying, Harold tells Shrek of another heir: his nephew, Arthur Pendragon. Prince Charming goes to the Poison Apple tavern and persuades fairy tale villains to fight for their "happily ever after" by appealing to the defeats given in their stories. , 1h33
Directed by Mike MitchellOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Fantastic,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about animals,
Films about magic and magicians,
Time travel films,
Films about cats,
Films about dragons,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
Antonio Banderas,
Walt Dohrn,
Jon HammRoles Donkey (voice)
Rating63%
Shrek has grown steadily tired of being a family man and celebrity among the local villagers, leading him to yearn for the days when he felt like a "real ogre". When he takes his family to Far Far Away to celebrate his children's first birthday, a series of mishaps further injure his ego, causing him to lose his temper and walk out in anger., 1h30
Directed by Andrew AdamsonOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about magic and magicians,
Films about dragons,
Buddy films,
Children's filmsActors Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
John Lithgow,
Vincent Cassel,
Conrad VernonRoles Donkey
Rating78%
Shrek, a green ogre who loves the solitude in his swamp, finds his life interrupted when many fairytale characters are exiled there by order of the fairytale-hating Lord Farquaad. Shrek tells them that he will go ask Farquaad to send them back. He brings along a talking Donkey who is the only fairytale creature who knows the way to Duloc., 1h45
Directed by Martin BrestOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Comedy thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Buddy filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Judge Reinhold,
John Ashton,
Ronny Cox,
Steven Berkoff,
Lisa EilbacherRoles Det. Axel Foley
Rating73%
Axel Foley is a young, reckless Detroit police detective. His latest unauthorized sting operation goes sour when two uniformed officers intervene, resulting in a high-speed chase through the city which causes widespread damage. This earns him the anger of his boss, Inspector Douglas Todd, who promises to fire Foley if another such incident happens again., 1h24
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Martial arts,
Comedy-drama,
Musical theatre,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Musical,
Animation,
Martial artsThemes Films about animals,
Films about families,
Feminist films,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films based on mythology,
Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Martial arts films,
Films about insects,
Films about dragons,
Musical films,
Political films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifère,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Ming-Na Wen,
Lea Salonga,
Eddie Murphy,
Jackie Chan,
B.D. Wong,
Miguel FerrerRoles Mushu (voice)
Rating77%
After the Huns, led by the ruthless Shan Yu, invade Han China, the Chinese emperor begins to command a general mobilization. Each family is given a conscription notice, requiring one man from each family to join the Chinese army. When Fa Mulan hears that her elderly father Fa Zhou, the only man in their family, is once more to go to war, she becomes anxious and apprehensive. She decides to deal with this herself by disguising herself as a man so that she can go to war instead of her father. When her family learns of Mulan's departure, they all become anxious. Grandmother Fa, Mulan's grandmother, prays to the family ancestors for Mulan's safety. The ancestors then order their "Great Stone Dragon" to protect Mulan. The ancestors are unaware that the statue of Great Stone Dragon failed to come to life, and that Mushu, a small dragon, is the one to go and protect Mulan., 1h40
Directed by Tony ScottOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Comedy thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Buddy filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Judge Reinhold,
John Ashton,
Jürgen Prochnow,
Brigitte Nielsen,
Ronny CoxRoles Det. Axel Foley
Rating64%
Beverly Hills Police Captain Andrew Bogomil, Detective Billy Rosewood, and Sergeant John Taggart are trying to figure out who is behind the "Alphabet Crimes," a series of mostly high end store robberies distinguished by their monogrammed envelopes with an alphabetical sequence the assailants leave behind. Complicating matters is the new "political" state of the Beverly Hills Police Department, headed by incompetent and verbally abusive new police chief Harold Lutz, who is doing everything he can to stay on Mayor Ted Egan's good side. Unimpressed when Rosewood calls the FBI to help solve the case, Lutz holds Bogomil responsible as commanding officer and suspends him, despite Bogomil's efforts to convince him that Rosewood was only following a hunch. Lutz also punishes Taggart and Rosewood by placing them on traffic duty. On the way home, Bogomil is shot and injured by Karla Fry, the chief hench-woman of Maxwell Dent, who secretly is the mastermind behind the Alphabet Crimes. Finding out about the shooting by a news report, Axel Foley abandons his current undercover duties and immediately flies out to Beverly Hills to help find out who shot Bogomil. Taggart and Rosewood agree to assist Foley because of Lutz's attempts to find an excuse to get them fired., 1h25
Directed by Betty ThomasOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
FantasyThemes Films about animals,
Children's filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Sandra Bullock,
Ossie Davis,
Eileen Ryan,
Oliver Platt,
Candice BergenRoles Dr. John Dolittle
Rating54%
Young John Dolittle talks to his dog (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), who explains dogs sniff each other's butts as a way of greeting, and John does so when meeting his new principal. This behavior concerns his father (Ossie Davis), who hires the local minister to perform an exorcism. When John is scared his dog attacks the minister, and his father gives the dog up for adoption. The incident greatly upsets John and he stops talking to animals., 1h56
Directed by John LandisOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Monde imaginaireActors Eddie Murphy,
Arsenio Hall,
Shari Headley,
James Earl Jones,
Madge Sinclair,
John AmosRoles Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Rating70%
Akeem Joffer, the crown prince to the throne of the wealthy African nation of Zamunda, lives a pampered lifestyle with every daily facet performed by servants. Akeem has become fed up with this and wishes to do more for himself. The final straw comes when his parents, King Jaffe and Queen Aeoleon, present him with an arranged bride-to-be named Imani Izzi, whom he has never met and who has been trained to obey Akeem's every command. Akeem concocts a plan to travel to the United States to find an intelligent, independent-minded woman he can both love and respect, and who will love Akeem for who he is and not for his wealth and social status as a prince. Akeem and his best friend/personal aide, Semmi, flip a coin to decide between going to either Los Angeles or New York City, and end up going to New York City. They end up in the borough of Queens and rent a run-down apartment in the neighborhood of Long Island City, passing themselves off as poor foreign students. They begin working at a local fast food restaurant called McDowell's—an obvious ripoff of McDonald's—owned by widower Cleo McDowell and his two daughters, Lisa and Patrice., 1h39
Directed by Rob MinkoffOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
FantasyThemes Ghost films,
Children's filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Jennifer Tilly,
Terence Stamp,
Marsha Thomason,
Nathaniel Parker,
Ariel Alexandria DavisRoles Jim Evers
Rating52%
Jim Evers is a workaholic real estate agent whose continuous pursuit for new deals leaves very little time with his family. He misses his wedding anniversary with his wife Sara, but to make amends, suggesting going on vacation to a nearby lake. Beforehand, Sara is contacted by the occupants of Gracey Manor, located in the Louisiana bayou. Eager to make a deal, Jim drags Sara and his children Megan and Michael to the mansion. They meet its owner Edward Gracey, his stern butler Ramsley, and other staff members Emma and Ezra. When a storm floods the nearby river, Gracey allows the Evers to stay the night, though everyone save Jim is unhappy with the idea. Ramsley takes Jim down to the library to have a talk with Gracey, but while he waits, Jim gets trapped in a secret passage., 1h27
Directed by Steve CarrOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Environmental films,
Films about dogs,
Mise en scène d'un ours,
Political films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Eddie Murphy,
Kristen Wilson,
Raven-Symoné,
Steve Zahn,
Lisa Kudrow,
Mandy MooreRoles Dr. John Dolittle
Rating47%
Lucky the dog (Norm Macdonald) explains Dr. John Dolittle's (Eddie Murphy) gift of talking to animals. John comes home from France and gives his wife a present from Paris. He also gives his daughter, Maya (Kyla Pratt), a chameleon, named Pepito., 1h32
Directed by Steve CarrOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Children's filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Jason Statham,
Steve Zahn,
Jeff Garlin,
Regina King,
Anjelica HustonRoles Charlie Hinton
Rating56%
Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) is a recently laid-off food products marketing executive and stay-at-home father whose wife Kim (Regina King) has just gone back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their child, Ben (Khamani Griffin), in Chapman Academy, a very academic pre-school headed by Miss Harridan (Anjelica Huston). But when Kim finds out how much the parents have to pay per month, she takes Ben out of Chapman and looks for other daycare facilities. Unable to find either a suitable daycare or new employment, Hinton opens up a day care center in his home with the help of his best friend Phil Ryerson (Jeff Garlin) and calls it Daddy Day Care. At first, the local moms are suspicious of men wanting to work with children, but as Daddy Day Care is cheaper and more child-centered than the academy, the latter begins to lose students., 1h42
Directed by Brian RobbinsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Obésité,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Films about disabilities,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Thandie Newton,
Terry Crews,
Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Khamani Griffin,
Eddie Murphy,
Clifton PowellRoles Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Rating42%
Norbit Albert Rice (Eddie Murphy) and Kate Thomas (Thandie Newton) are best friends as children at a combination Chinese restaurant and orphanage owned by their father figure, Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy), but are separated when Kate gets adopted. While being bullied by twins on a playground one day, Norbit is saved by a tough, overweight girl named Rasputia Latimore (Eddie Murphy) who scares him into being her boyfriend. Though at first she genuinely likes Norbit and cares about him, going as far as intimidating other kids into letting Norbit play with them – Rasputia's kindness deteriorates as she grows up to be an ignorant, arrogant, vindictive, and mean-spirited woman. She eventually pressures Norbit into marrying her, and bullies, insults, and controls him to make sure that she keeps him all to herself. Norbit is also belittled by Rasputia's older brothers, Big Black Jack (Terry Crews), Blue (Lester 'Rasta' Speight), and Earl (Clifton Powell), working as a bookkeeper at their local construction company. The Latimore brothers also run a "security business" and instill fear in everyone in the town except Mr. Wong, who refuses to sell his establishment to them., 2h10
Directed by Bill CondonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Théâtre,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Jamie Foxx,
Beyoncé,
Eddie Murphy,
Danny Glover,
Anika Noni Rose,
Keith RobinsonRoles James "Thunder" Early
Rating66%
Just as the original stage musical, the plot of Dreamgirls is told in two segments., 1h33
Directed by Walter HillOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
Comedy thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Buddy filmsActors Eddie Murphy,
Nick Nolte,
Brion James,
Kevin Tighe,
Ed O'Ross,
Andrew DivoffRoles Reggie Hammond
Rating59%
San Francisco cop Jack Cates is at the Hunter's Point Raceway checking out a known associate of the Iceman, Tyrone Burroughs, who for unknown reasons is giving some money to mechanic Arthur Brock.