Eddie Murphy
Actor · 82 credits · 58 in highly-rated films
Best known for Shrek (2001)
Frequent collaborators: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Cody Cameron, Conrad Vernon
Best Eddie Murphy movies by genre
- Eddie Murphy Comedy Movies 57
- Eddie Murphy Family Movies 22
- Eddie Murphy Documentary Movies 15
- Eddie Murphy Fantasy Movies 14
- Eddie Murphy Animation Movies 13
- Eddie Murphy Action Movies 11
- Eddie Murphy Crime Movies 10
- Eddie Murphy Adventure Movies 9
- Eddie Murphy Drama Movies 7
- Eddie Murphy Romance Movies 7
- Eddie Murphy Music Movies 5
Movies (81 total, ranked by score)
1Shrek
2001 · ★ 7.8 (19,192 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
2Mulan
1998 · ★ 7.9 (10,614 votes)
Animation, Family, Adventure
3Shrek 2
2004 · ★ 7.3 (13,695 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Family
4Trading Places
1983 · ★ 7.2 (3,721 votes)
Comedy
5Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · ★ 7.2 (4,670 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Action
6Coming to America
1988 · ★ 6.9 (4,834 votes)
Comedy, Romance
7Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1983 · ★ 7.6 (362 votes)
Comedy
8Shrek Forever After
2010 · ★ 6.4 (8,086 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
9Mr. Church
2016 · ★ 7.4 (530 votes)
Drama
1048 Hrs.
1982 · ★ 6.7 (1,754 votes)
Crime, Action, Comedy
11Shrek the Third
2007 · ★ 6.3 (9,948 votes)
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
12Dolemite Is My Name
2019 · ★ 7.0 (1,304 votes)
Drama, Comedy, History
13Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
1998 · ★ 7.6 (15 votes)
Comedy
14Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024 · ★ 6.6 (1,487 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
15Eddie Murphy Raw
1987 · ★ 7.3 (376 votes)
Comedy
16Dreamgirls
2006 · ★ 6.7 (1,095 votes)
Drama, Music
17Life
1999 · ★ 6.7 (873 votes)
Comedy, Crime
18Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · ★ 6.5 (2,863 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
19The Pickup
2025 · ★ 6.4 (501 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
20Shrek the Halls
2007 · ★ 6.4 (931 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
21Being Eddie
2025 · ★ 6.8 (52 votes)
Documentary
22Harlem Nights
1989 · ★ 6.0 (361 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
23The Golden Child
1986 · ★ 5.9 (1,211 votes)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
24Candy Cane Lane
2023 · ★ 6.0 (506 votes)
Comedy, Fantasy, Family
25Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · ★ 5.9 (2,189 votes)
Action, Comedy, Crime
26Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012 · ★ 7.7 (101 votes)
Animation, Family, Comedy
27Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011 · ★ 7.3 (9 votes)
Documentary
28Shrek Stories
2013 · ★ 8.1 (39 votes)
Family
29The Nutty Professor
1996 · ★ 5.6 (3,176 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
30Bowfinger
1999 · ★ 6.2 (961 votes)
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.