Actor
Eddie Murphy
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48 Hrs. (1982)
Praised as a comet-like, star-making presence and the best part of the film.
About 0 minAnother 48 Hrs. (1990)
Praised as a once-in-a-generation star whose charisma carries the movie even when it is broken.
About 0 minBad Boys (1995)
Used as a benchmark for movie-star trajectory and buddy-cop lineage.
About 0 minBeverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Praised as the movie’s engine and a peak 1987 star who can carry scenes with improvisation.
About 0 minBeverly Hills Cop (1984)
Praised as present, effortless, culturally huge, and the reason the movie works.
About 0 minBoomerang (1992)
Praised as the movie's anchor and as being back in top form in a rare romantic lead role.
About 8 minComing to America (1988)
Praised as the key reason the movie works, with particular admiration for his character performances and early career run.
About 8 minNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Mentioned as one of the era's defining comedy stars, though not a direct analog for physical comedy.
About 32 minNight Shift (1982)
Used as a comparison point for rare comic-star debuts and 80s comedy greatness.
About 0 minThe Conjuring (2013)
Referenced for a comedy bit about white people and haunted houses.
About 8 minTrading Places (1983)
Described as the funniest man in America, a star in ascent, and the movie’s electric center.
About 0 minCobra (1986)
Mentioned as the replacement who took over the Beverly Hills Cop project after Stallone's version became too expensive and humorless.
About 8 minFocus (2015)
Used as an example of an actor whose early career also restricted romantic/sexual roles.
About 8 minGroundhog Day (1993)
Discussed as an alternate lead choice that could have made the movie work differently.
About 32 minPurple Rain (1984)
Included in the broader early-1980s Black-stardom context.
About 0 minEVERY MATCH