# The best Eddie Murphy movies

From 48 Hrs., Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop to Shrek and Dolemite Is My Name: the Eddie Murphy films that come up most in the lists of Paloma & Nacho and AARP.

- 9 votes · 14 items
- Oct 7, 2025 · marta_peliculero
- https://even.best/en/l/4275/the-best-eddie-murphy-movies

## Top 12

1. **The Nutty Professor (1996)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sherman Klump and his whole family, all played by him.
2. **Bowfinger (1999)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Frank Oz: Steve Martin shoots a film with a star who doesn't know he's in it.
3. **Trading Places (1983)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — John Landis: a hustler and an executive (Dan Aykroyd) swapped over a bet.
4. **Mulan (1998)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Disney: the voice of the little dragon Mushu.
5. **48 Hrs. (1982)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Walter Hill: his film debut, alongside Nick Nolte.
6. **Coming to America (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Prince Akeem looks for a bride in Queens.
7. **Shrek (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The voice of Donkey, the ogre's most talkative sidekick.
8. **Dreamgirls (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Singer James "Thunder" Early; an Oscar nomination.
9. **Dolemite Is My Name (2019)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rudy Ray Moore and his low-budget films, on Netflix.
10. **Boomerang (1992)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A womanising executive meets his match in Robin Givens.
11. **Dr. Dolittle (1998)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The doctor who talks to animals.
12. **Life (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two prisoners serving life sentences, with Martin Lawrence.
13. **Norbit (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A timid man married to the formidable Rasputia, also played by him.
14. **Beverly Hills Cop (1984)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Axel Foley, the Detroit cop who turns Beverly Hills upside down.

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