Coming to America
– Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his q..
Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his queen. What better place than Queens, New York, to find his bride? Joined by his loyal servant and friend, Semmi, Akeem attempts to blend in as an ordinary American and begin his search.
Styles:
Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
Filming Locations:
Editor's Pick for:
Release Date:
29 Jun 1988
Language:
English
MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Official Trailer
Directed by:
Story Written By:
Main Actors:
Plot:
It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.
Production Company:
Ratings:
Most Similar Movies
Movie
Roxanne
― Based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", large nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne while..
Movie
My Best Friend's Girl
― When Dustin's girlfriend, Alexis, breaks up with him, he employs his best buddy, Tank, to take her o..
Movie
Trading Places
― A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by t..
Movie
Green Card
― Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's boar..
Movie
The Wedding Date
― With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of..
Movie
Overboard
― Heiress, Joanna Stayton hires carpenter, Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht -- and refuses..
Movie
Boomerang
― Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company..
Movie
The Beautician And The Beast
― The story follows the misadventures of a New York City beautician who is mistakenly hired as the sch..
Movie
King Ralph
― As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ..
Movie
Mr. Deeds
― When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased ..
Movie
Soul Man
― Soul Man is a comedy film made in 1986 about a man who undergoes racial transformation with pills to..
Movie
The Secret of My Succe$s
― Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, b..
Movie
A Couch in New York
― Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakd..
Movie
Norbit
― A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes t..
Movie
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
― A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to imperson..
Movie
Serendipity
― Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genui..
Movie
Mr. Jealousy
― After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring ..
Movie
Crossing Delancey
― Isabelle's life revolves around the New York bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends of b..