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Mulan: Special Edition
1998 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsDisney brings an ancient legend to life in this animated tale of the brave Mulan, a tomboyish girl who disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns.
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Raw
1987 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live during two concerts at Madison Square Garden, this stand-up comedy classic showcases Eddie Murphy in a series of uproarious celebrity impressions, observations about the 1980s, remembrances of his childhood and much more.
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Trading Places
1983 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsStreetwise hustler Billy Ray Valentine trades places with wealthy investment executive Louis Winthorpe III as part of a bet cooked up by the rich, greedy Duke brothers. But when Valentine and Winthorpe find out about the wager, the payback begins.
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Beverly Hills Cop
1984 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsTough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated.
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DreamWorks Holiday Classics
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJoin your DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those wacky animals from Madagascar save Christmas; Donkey puts on a caroling Christmas Shrek-tacular; and Hiccup and Toothless unveil an explosive holiday Dragons surprise.
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DreamWorks Holiday Classics
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJoin your DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those wacky animals from Madagascar save Christmas; Donkey puts on a caroling Christmas Shrek-tacular; and Hiccup and Toothless unveil an explosive holiday Dragons surprise.
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DreamWorks Shrek's Swamp Stories
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this collection of adventures, Shrek spends a spooky Halloween with his pals, Puss in Boots is sent on a mission to recover a stolen ruby, and the friends sing the night away in a competition.
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Saturday Night Live: The 1980s
1980 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCulled from "SNL" Seasons 6-15, this program revels in one of the enduring show's most remarkable decades, with performers such as Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus pulling off the most outrageous and memorable gags.
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Saturday Night Live: Season 9
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the rest of the previous season's cast return with rude wit intact, and Season 9 roars out of the gate with hosts John Candy, Betty Thomas and Jerry Lewis leading the unruly pack. Murphy exits the show midway, but the troupe doesn't miss a beat, unfurling such classic sketches as "James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub," "Sarcastic Nun" and "El Dorko"; notable hosts include Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and Don Rickles.
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Saturday Night Live: Season 8
1982 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJulia Louis-Dreyfus joins Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo and the rest of the cast just in time for this live-without-a-net comedy show's eighth season, which includes Murphy's famous portrayals of Buckwheat and Gumby. Other highlights include spots from guest hosts such as Chevy Chase (via satellite from Los Angeles), Ron Howard, Louis Gossett Jr., the Smothers Brothers and Drew Barrymore, who was only 7 years old at the time.
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Saturday Night Live: Season 7
1981 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 Stars"Saturday Night Live" repertory members Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo return with an otherwise all-new cast for the hit show's completely retooled seventh season. Included are appearances by everyone's favorite clay whipping boy, Mr. Bill ("Oh noo!"). This season also features a tribute to recently deceased "SNL" alum John Belushi. Guest hosts include Lauren Hutton, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Danny DeVito and Johnny Cash.
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Saturday Night Live: Season 6
1980 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis collection of episodes from the sixth round of the iconic comedy-sketch show includes the arrival of new cast member Eddie Murphy, along with other newcomers Gilbert Gottfried, Joe Piscopo and Laurie Metcalf. In a season famous for its unusually tense behind-the-scenes drama, highlights include appearances by guest hosts Jamie Lee Curtis, Elliott Gould, Deborah Harry, David Carradine and former cast member Bill Murray.
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DreamWorks Shrek's Swamp Stories
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this trio of adventures, Shrek and friends celebrate Halloween with some spooky stories, Puss in Boots is captured by soldiers, and the gang participates in a kingdom-wide singing competition!
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Harlem Nights
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSugar Ray, the proprietor of an illegal casino in 1920s Harlem, must contend with mobsters and corrupt cops who want to put him out of business. But with the help of his promising heir, he pulls out all the stops to stay afloat.
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Coming to America
1988 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDiscontented with his pampered life, an African prince heads to America to find someone who will fall for him, not his riches. Joined by his trusty sidekick, the prince plunges into a job at a fast-food chain -- and romance with the boss's daughter.
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48 Hrs.
1982 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTo catch a pair of escaped cop killers, detective Jack Cates temporarily paroles wisecracking hustler Reggie Hammond into his custody. This odd couple has only 48 hours to solve the crime before Reggie has to go back to the slammer.
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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDetroit cop Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless kingpin.
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The Golden Child
1986 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsL.A. social worker Chandler Jarrell (Eddie Murphy) has a knack for finding lost children. That's why the beautiful priestess Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) turns to Jarrell when a child with mystical powers (J.L. Reate) is kidnapped from Tibet and brought to Los Angeles. Now, Jarrell's mission is to find the boy and bring peace to the world. Along the way, he fights his way through a series of traps and terrors in this comic adventure.
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Another 48 Hrs.
1990 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAt the end of a seven-year stint in prison, Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) gets a visit from his old pal Jack Cates (Nick Nolte). The crusty cop faces a trumped-up manslaughter charge, and he needs Reggie's help to catch a drug kingpin and clear his name. The barroom brawls come fast and furious in this action-packed sequel to the classic 1982 buddy film. Brion James and Kevin Tighe co-star.
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Daddy Day Care
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen a conscientious father loses his lucrative dot-com job and faces economic ruin, he joins two friends in opening a business called Daddy Day Care. But as the venture takes off, it attracts the attention of a rival who doesn't like competition.
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Boomerang
1992 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsLegendary womanizer Marcus Graham finally meets his match when Jacqueline comes into his life. She's his new boss -- but she's also not like most women he meets. When she turns her game on him, Marcus starts to question his lifestyle.
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Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPursuing his boss's killers, Detroit cop Axel Foley reteams with Los Angeles detective Billy Rosewood when the trail leads to a Southern California theme park that's a front for a counterfeiting ring run by the gang who shot Foley's police chief.
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Vampire in Brooklyn
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFright master Wes Craven and funnyman Eddie Murphy meet in the middle for this tale of a vampire who comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is a detective who doesn't know she's half-vampire.
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The Nutty Professor
1996 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHumiliated while trying to impress a pretty grad student, portly professor Sherman Klump takes a massive dose of his new weight-loss potion. Unfortunately, the now-svelte Sherman proves to be an insufferable jerk.
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Best Defense
1984 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWylie Cooper (Dudley Moore) believes that a new super-tank he designed is a real lemon on treads. T.M. Landry (Eddie Murphy) is the Army grunt who puts Cooper's tank to the acid test during combat in Kuwait two years later. Via some choice flashbacks, Cooper works furiously to correct the design flaws before the tank is rushed into production. Question is, will he work out the kinks before Murphy gets behind the wheel?
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