Want to know the best Eddie Murphy movies? How about the worst Eddie Murphy movies? Curious about Eddie Murphy’s box office grosses or which Eddie Murphy movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Eddie Murphy movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Before Eddie Murphy became one of the our most popular movie stars, he gained his first fame with his 5 year stint on Saturday Night Live (1980-84). During those years, Murphy performed numerous skits with his very popular characters Gumby, Mr. Robinson (spoof of Mr. Rogers) and a grown up Buckwheat. While still a regular cast member of Saturday Night Live he began his movie career. His first movie was the action comedy hit 48 HRS (1982) with Nick Nolte. He followed that movie with the even bigger hit Trading Places (1983). In 1984 he appeared in his biggest hit of his career, Beverly Hills Cop (1984)….which is ranked #40 on the all-time movie list of blockbusters….using inflated box office grosses.
Over the next ten years Murphy would appear in numerous box office hits like: Coming To America (1988), Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987), The Golden Child (1986) and Another 48 HRS (1990). After the box office disappointments of Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) and 1995’s Vampire in Brooklyn, Murphy started appearing in successful family-friendly movies like The Nutty Professor and Doctor Doolittle movies. In 2006 Eddie Murphy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination and a Golden Globe® win for Dreamgirls (2006). Eddie Murphy’s movies have grossed over 3.7 billion at the U.S. box office. Only Tom Hanks and his 3.8 billion can beat Murphy’s box office number. Did you know the last R rated movie Eddie Murphy was 1999’s Life?
His IMDb page shows over 60 acting credits since 1982. This page will rank Eddie Murphy movies from Best to Worst in seven different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Eddie Murphy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Eddie Murphy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort Eddie Murphy movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Eddie Murphy movie received.
- Sort Eddie Murphy movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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I LOVE NORBIT : ) HOPE TO FIND SOMETHING BETTER..GREAT JOB E.M.
Hey Anonymous….thanks for stopping by …I am glad you like Norbit…it did very well at the box office.
But I loved Pluto Nash!!! Damn I must really be a bad movie fan! Oh well I liked it anyway.
Hey Multiman…..it is ok that you liked Pluto Nash….I am sure if more people watched it,more people would like it…..there was a movie in the late 70s that got classified as horrible movie…that movie was called Heaven’s Gate and pretty much nobody ever show that movie either….thanks for reading and supporting Mr. Nash…
I really like Eddie Murphy. It is amazing to think of where he is now. Who knew someone who used that much profanity in earlier acts could be so kid friendly now? I guess everyone changes.
Hey Jeannieinabottle….I remember when he used to joke about how Bill Cosby used to tell him that he used to much profanity…..back then he would……Cosby to shut the hell up…….and now he is Bill Cosby…..who would figure. Thanks for the comment.
I think the Shrek movies helped him out, money wise. For my generation I knew him as Professor Klump, for the next set of kids, they dont even know his name,he is simply the voice of DONKEY. Good Movie Page, hilarious characters. Thanks.
Hey BryRog57….it is possible Mr. Murphy could re-invent himself one more time…..you are 100% correct by 4 year old has no idea who Eddie Murphy is…..but show her a picture of donkey…..thanks for reading and commenting.
Love this page! It brought back a lot of great memories. The SNL bits still crack me up as well as the stand-up routines. Although I’m a fan of 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop, my guilty pleasure is the Nutty Professor. It’s just the kind of “dumb” movie I can’t get enough of.
He started off so strong…and I agree the SNL bits are still very funny…he made a good team with Joe Pespico…I wonder where he is and how to spell his name….I liked the first Nutty Professor as well…the second one is simply horrible…thanks for stopping by