Film

Coming to America 1988

Directed by John Landis

  • Comedy, Romance
  • 117 min
  • R

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

ComedyRomancenew york cityfast food restaurantprincefake identityheir to the throneroyal familyfish out of waterrich mansearching for loverich familysatiricalpretending to be poor

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