Dolemite Is My Name

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Dolemite Is My Name

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2019

1h 58m

Biography

Comedy

Drama

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Performer Rudy Ray Moore develops an outrageous character named Dolemite, who becomes an underground sensation and star of a kung-fu, anti-establishment film that could make or break Moore.

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Critics Consensus

In dramatizing Rudy Ray Moore's stranger-than-fiction story, Eddie Murphy makes Dolemite Is My Name just as bold, brash, and ultimately hard to resist as its subject.

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Prahlad Srihari

Little White Lies

Jul 24, 2020

3.5/5

Craig Brewer's film similarly romanticises the dream factory that is cinema. So, it is not just a loving tribute to a counterculture-inspired genre but also to the dreamers whose determination and desire far outweighed their skills and knowledge.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Dec 19, 2019

Murphy's ebullient co-star underlines one of Dolemite Is My Name's subtler points: Sometimes, betting on yourself inspires others to believe in themselves, too.

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Chris Klimek

NPR

Dec 19, 2019

Certainly the blue-chip cast that has shown up to support Murphy in the buoyant-but-superficial Netflix biopic Dolemite Is My Name is its own tribute to Moore's intersectional significance...

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 4, 2026

8/10

'Dolemite is my Name' is one of the best movies about making a movie that I've ever seen.

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

Jun 16, 2026

The movie makes excellent and hilarious use of his ability to spew rapid-fire motherfuckers at every chance; just one of several dozen different ways that make this film feel like the perfect Eddie Murphy star vehicle.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 23, 2024

3/5

…for Wesley Snipes and Eddie Murphy, Dolemite gives them a chance to shine, and they grab it with both hands…the result seems to airbrush its subject to gain mainstream acceptance…

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Icant Say

Oct 26, 2019

Nostalgic. Reminder of a lesson in life we must remember

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Noah

Oct 16, 2019

Outstanding movie! Eddie Murphy is back to his old self comedy. Loved this movie and you will not be disappointed.

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Applez_007

Oct 16, 2019

Awesome move!! Great theme..great cast & definitely great laughs! 2 👍's

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Marcella

Oct 15, 2019

I love this movie...Eddie Murphy was amazing! He captured the true essence of who Rudy Ray Moore was and how he made himself a living legend.

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dennis t

Oct 15, 2019

great performance by the entirethe cast. great story line

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Robert B

Oct 14, 2019

This is Eddie Murphy the star. Full of energy, living loud, brash and funny as f___. This character is perfect for him to release his raw, kinetic, comedic genius on. And he can act. We feel for this guy, rooting him on. Some great casting also. Da'Vine Jay Randolph is a standout. But lot more great roles here. But, basically this is the confident, cocksure Eddie Murphy as star we have not seen in a long time. He owns every shot he is in. Nice to see him back! Maybe some stand-up soon?

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Synopsis

Performer Rudy Ray Moore develops an outrageous character named Dolemite, who becomes an underground sensation and star of a kung-fu, anti-establishment film that could make or break Moore.

Director: Craig Brewer
Producer: John Davis, John Fox, Eddie Spaghetti
Screenwriter: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Graphic Nudity|Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 58m

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