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- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 58 m
- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 58 m
Summary Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. Howeve...
Directed By: Craig Brewer
Written By: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 58 m
- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 58 m
Dolemite Is My Name
76
7.5
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Summary Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. Howeve...
Directed By: Craig Brewer
Written By: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
76
85% Positive
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15% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
76
85% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
15% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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In the flat-out hilarious 1970s period piece “Dolemite Is My Name,” Murphy is the funniest he’s been since we last saw Sherman Klump and family in the early 2000s — but he’s equally effective in the handful of relatively low-key, dramatic moments. It’s a fully realized performance.
Murphy is back, and both his old gifts and some new ones are on engaging display in the rowdy, raunchy, inescapably funny Dolemite Is My Name, a gleefully profane biopic and a passion project the star has been nurturing for years.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 150 User Ratings
7.5
80% Positive
120 Ratings
120 Ratings
14% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
6% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 150 User Ratings
7.5
80% Positive
120 Ratings
120 Ratings
14% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
6% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
I would watch it over and over again. I really laughed at it, I was watching it when I came home from university and it stars all of my fave actors and actresses in the movie. It’s touching for the stars to make a comeback and for those who gets to debut their career with this. It shows to never give up your passion for your goals and be yourself.
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Dolemite Is My Name belongs to Murphy.
It’s a strong performance of a character worthy of biopic treatment. Dolemite lives!
Essential to the film’s success is Murphy, clearly having his best time in a long time as Moore, who adopted a flashy pimp-esque persona that would eventually take the blaxploitation landscape by storm.
After its promising first act, Craig Brewer’s film becomes a series of fleeting bits, allowing questions to pile up.
Its main virtue is that it provides Murphy with a juicy role.
"Rudy Continued **** Up **** Until The Day He Died."
A real fun time, not a masterpiece by any chance but definantly one of the better Netflix originals. Really great to see Eddie Murphy back after such a long absence and bring his a-game for Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite. It's on Netflix right now guys I mean come on, check it out!
6/10 Jay x
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I'm happy to say that Dolemite Is My Name is a return to form for Eddie Murphy. It's been a while since I last was excited to see a film from him, and I'm super glad that I wasn't let down. Dolemite is probably the funniest movie I've seen this year. Eddie Murphy is great and shows he still has the comedic chops; I hope he can take this momentum and bring it with him to his return to stand-up. The supporting cast is also terrific, in particular, Wesley Snipes; his character was the funniest besides Eddie Murphy's. In terms of the story, it's your paint by the numbers movie about making movies, ala Ed Wood and The Disaster Artist, except with more humour and profanity, the early 80's Eddie Murphy version of those movies. Netflix is on a roll as of late with their original titles, and Dolemite Is My Name is on my recommended Netflix Original's list.
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Obviously I don't "get it." I found nothing whatsoever funny in this movie. Not a chuckle, nothing. One of the single most boring films I've watched in a while. After 45 minutes my wife said she'll watch it by herself. She didn't laugh either, but I guess she thought she should like it.
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Disgustingly foul mouthed and poorly acted piece of trash—unwatchable. The joke is on the audience for actually watching this film. How many times per minute can you use **** “mother****er”, or “****” before it becomes the signature component of the film? Perhaps being incredibly offensive was Murphy’s point—meanwhile the critics fawn over god awful acting.
“Dolemite’s my name and **** up **** is my ****, I want to bring my family to see this trash.
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 8 Wins & 10 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
