MRQE Ranks: Eddie Murphy's Best to Worst Movies

1

Shrek (2001)

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel

Director: Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson

Synopsis: In this fully computer-animated fantasy from the creators of Antz, we follow the travails of Shrek (Mike Myers), a green ogre who enjoys a life of ... [MORE]

2

Mulan (1998)

Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook

Synopsis: Inspired by a familiar Chinese folk tale, this $90 million animated Disney drama follows the adventures of a young woman in ancient China. Characte... [MORE]

4

Shrek 2 (2004)

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas

Director: Conrad Vernon, Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury

Synopsis: The cranky beast with a heart of gold returns to the big screen in this sequel to the computer-animated smash hit Shrek. After massive green ogre S... [MORE]

5

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox

Director: Martin Brest

Writer: Daniel Petrie Jr., William D. Wittliff, Sam Simon, Patrick Vincent

Synopsis: What's that wisecracking young black guy (Eddie Murphy) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-white Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit de... [MORE]

6

Dreamgirls (2006)

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson

Director: Bill Condon

Synopsis: Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen's Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a tale of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of suc... [MORE]

7

Bowfinger (1999)

Cast: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Terence Stamp

Director: Frank Oz

Writer: Steve Martin

Synopsis: A group of wanna-be filmmakers and actors concocts a scheme to make a movie with a major star without having to pay him in this comedy. Bobby Bowf... [MORE]

8

Coming to America (1988)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair

Director: John Landis

Synopsis: Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to fin... [MORE]

9

48 Hrs. (1982)

Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar

Director: Walter Hill

Synopsis: A variation on the "buddy-cop" hybridized genre, 48 HRS. greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Eddie Murphy a bonafide box-o... [MORE]

10

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews

Director: Mike Mitchell

Synopsis: A domesticated Shrek hatches a plan to recapture his mojo and discovers what life in Far Far Away land would have been like had he never existed in... [MORE]

11

Tower Heist (2011)

Cast: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Téa Leoni

Director: Brett Ratner

Synopsis: The workers at a posh Central Park condominium plot to steal back their pensions from the thieving Wall Street billionaire who's about to get away ... [MORE]

12

The Nutty Professor (1996)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle

Director: Tom Shadyac

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy gives one of Jerry Lewis' best-remembered vehicles a 1990s overhaul in this hit comedy. Sherman Klump (Murphy) is a college professor ... [MORE]

14

Shrek the Third (2007)

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews

Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui

Synopsis: Shrek and Fiona's (Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, respectively) fairy-tale wedding has gone off without a hitch, yet just as the beaming newlyweds pr... [MORE]

15

Showtime (2002)

Cast: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, Pedro Damian, Mos Def

Director: Tom Dey

Synopsis: Robert DeNiro continues to lampoon his tough-guy persona with this spoof of buddy cop movies that teams him with comic co-star Eddie Murphy. DeNiro... [MORE]

16

Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Raven-Symone, Kyla Pratt, Kevin Pollak

Director: Steve Carr

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy returns as a doctor with a gift for talking to animals in this sequel to a box-office blockbuster. Murphy is John Dolittle, who this t... [MORE]

18

Metro (1997)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter

Director: Thomas Carter

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy once again finds himself exchanging both wisecracks and gunfire in this comic action-thriller. Scott Roper (Murphy) is a hostage negot... [MORE]

19

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly

Director: Rob Minkoff

Synopsis: After the blockbuster success of Pirates of the Caribbean, another Disney theme park ride is adapted for the big screen in this family-friendly mix... [MORE]

20

Imagine That (2009)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Martin Sheen, Nicole Ari Parker, Thomas Haden Church

Director: Karey Kirkpatrick

Synopsis: A powerful financial executive whose career was sent spiraling down the drain due to sudden lack of confidence finds the answers to his inexplicabl... [MORE]

21

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales, Richard Gant

Director: Peter Segal

Synopsis: Overweight scientific genius Sherman Klump and his extended family are back in this sequel to the 1996 comedy smash The Nutty Professor. Sherman (p... [MORE]

22

Daddy Day Care (2003)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Anjelica Huston, Steve Zahn, Regina King

Director: Steve Carr

Synopsis: Two fathers get a crash course in caring for kids other than their own in this family-friendly comedy. Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) is an advertis... [MORE]

23

I Spy (2002)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell

Director: Betty Thomas

Synopsis: Yet another classic television series from the 1960s gets a big-screen update in this action-comedy inspired by the Bill Cosby/Robert Culp vehicle ... [MORE]

24

Meet Dave (2008)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Judah Friedlander

Director: Brian Robbins

Synopsis: With their home planet in danger and no place in the known universe to seek shelter, a desperate crew of miniature alien humanoids boards a human s... [MORE]

25

Holy Man (1998)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer

Director: Stephen Herek

Synopsis: Stephen Herek directed this comedy-drama in which soul-less exec Ricky Hayman (Jeff Goldblum), programmer for the failing Good Buy Shopping Network... [MORE]

26

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon

Director: Wes Craven

Synopsis: Comedian Eddie Murphy tried something different with this 1995 film that he produced and co-wrote, enlisting veteran horror director Wes Craven to ... [MORE]

27

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo, Theresa Randle, Bronson Pinchot

Director: John Landis

Synopsis: The third entry in the popular Beverly Hills Cop series finds Detroit cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returning yet again to Southern California, thi... [MORE]

28

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr

Director: Ron Underwood

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy gets way, way out in this futuristic sci-fi comedy. In the year 2087, the Earth's natural resources have been largely depleted, and an... [MORE]

29

Norbit (2007)

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Lester 'Rasta' Speight

Director: Brian Robbins

Synopsis: A meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant finds his life turned upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams... [MORE]