Coming to America (1988)

Bias Rating

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Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.5

Overview

Immersed in luxury and riches, courteous Prince Akeem, the refined heir apparent to Africa's prosperous kingdom of Zamunda, summons up the courage to reject an arranged marriage proposal on his twenty-first birthday. As ...

Starring Cast

Eddie Murphy • Paul Bates • Garcelle Beauvais

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Eddie Murphy • Paul Bates • Garcelle Beauvais

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film is a romantic comedy centered on a prince's quest for genuine love and personal freedom, rather than a political statement. It balances themes of individual choice and the pursuit of an authentic life with a modified acceptance of tradition, resulting in a neutral political stance.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

Coming to America showcases significant diversity through its predominantly Black cast and cultural focus, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not explicitly center strong DEI critiques within its plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Coming to America does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual romance and cultural comedy, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ individuals or issues within the film's plot or character arcs.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Coming to America (1988) is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which characters' genders could have been swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Coming to America is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.