Harlem Nights
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Synopsis
During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.
Cast
- Eddie Murphy
- Richard Pryor
- Redd Foxx
- Danny Aiello
- Michael Lerner
- Della Reese
- Berlinda Tolbert
- Stan Shaw
- Jasmine Guy
- Arsenio Hall
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Mar 30, 2020
This isn't without its hiccups; the acting is largely wooden, the script is barely there, the direction is just sort of adequate. But this is entirely exceptional for putting so many black performers on the screen in so many roles in an extravagantly expensive period…
matt lynchFeb 10, 2024Eddie Murphy, I'm sorry they bullied you out of directing. This movie rocks.
Ludovic BagmanMay 17, 2021In the 80s, Eddie Murphy was on top of the world. He had a poppin' film career, was basically handed a music career and to top it all off, he managed to write and direct his own passion project Harlem Nights, a comedic 1930s gangster film. I do really love the costumes,…
Christian Di Leo - Mar 19, 2024
Who knew I needed an Eddie Murphy vs Della Reese fist fight in my life. 🥊
ᴬⁿᵗʰᵒⁿʸAug 28, 2019I've slept on this movie for a long time and now that I've seen it, I'm struggling to find a term other the hackneyed "criminally underrated." Sure it's messy, uneven, and gets too bogged down in exposition, but some of its individual moments are so well-crafted and…
Crash JatckoMar 31, 2023Saw the low RT score on this and read a bunch reviews from when it came out that are incredibly racist and misogynistic in their attempts to call Murphy racist and misogynistic, which is wild. Richard Brody on the other hand wrote a great brief take on the film in 2016 that…
Marya E. Gates - Jan 3, 2025
timeless humor, beautiful outfits, perfect score, star-studded cast, and an engaging plot. can’t believe this is eddie murphy’s first and only film he’s directed…reallyy enjoyed watching this again
radiant ✫ ˚⋆｡ ❀Mar 15, 2026This has a great cast which is why I’m disappointed I didn’t like it. I chuckled a couple times, but overall the humor fell flat, as did Eddie Murphy’s directing. Richard Pryor, who’s typically a good actor, gave a pretty stiff and uninspired performance. There was so much…
Jake Alda CoffeyJan 30, 2022DELLA REESE
Chris Feil
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- Gerben Joustra is "meh" onHarlem Nights
The hysteria, the swearing, the childishness, the backwardness and the mafia practices don't really appeal to me. It's just not quite it.
aydA ramuK likedHarlem NightsFun, really cool to see Eddie Murphy’s dramatic side. A little drawn out, but the world was really engaging.
KAYLIMANIZ likedHarlem Nights9/10 Fun movie and I like the comedy. I can see myself watching once in a while.
- Gabs lovedHarlem Nights
A classic dramedy that I find myself watching over and over again.
Moviewatcher47 lovedHarlem NightsThis is a movie that I can watch over and over again.
Brett Kuprowski likedHarlem NightsGreat comedic icons in this show!!
- Kim lovedHarlem Nights
A true classic. One of the best.
Ariana Johnson lovedHarlem NightsHood classic.. so quotable
lahni likedHarlem Nightsi miss richard pryor 7/10
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Metacritic
People may go to see Eddie Murphy once, twice, three or even six times in disposable movies like Harlem Nights, but if he wants to realize his potential he needs to work with a better writer and director than himself.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Harlem Nights is not the disaster some people might have been expecting. Mr. Murphy has appeared in far worse films written and directed by people much more experienced.
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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