Trailer
Summary
From teen comedian to Hollywood legend, Eddie Murphy revisits his extraordinary showbiz ride with raw honesty and humor.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 68
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 12 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for documentaries, +7 min on the typical 96
typical 96103Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2025
November 11, 2025
Last year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more24 people
- Eddie MurphySelf
- Kevin HartSelf
- Jamie FoxxSelf
- Pete DavidsonSelf
- John LandisSelf
- Chris RockSelf
- Jerry BruckheimerSelf
- Jerry SeinfeldSelf
Dave ChappelleSelf
Kenan ThompsonSelf
Tracee Ellis RossSelf
Adam SandlerSelf
Tracy MorganSelf
Arsenio HallSelf
Michael CheSelf
Jeffrey KatzenbergSelf
Brian GrazerSelf
Barry W. BlausteinSelf
David SheffieldSelf
Elvis MitchellSelf
Reginald HudlinSelf- PBPaige ButcherSelf
- VYVal YoungSelf
John DavisSelf
Directing · 1
- Angus Wall Director
Production · 5
- John Davis Producer
- John Fox Producer
- Kent Kubena Producer
- Terry Leonard Producer
- Charisse M. Hewitt Producer
Camera · 1
- Alex Pollini Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Will Znidaric Editor
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