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10.0/10

R

Movie

116 minutes

June 8th, 1983
Comedy
DIRECTOR:

John Landis

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

116 minutes

DIRECTOR:

John Landis

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

116 minutes

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Synopsis

Trading Places is a comedy film directed by John Landis. Released in 1983, the film stars Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd as a street hustler and a wealthy businessman whose lives are swapped due to a bet made by two callous millionaires. The movie explores themes of socioeconomic class and human behavior, with strong performances by Murphy and Aykroyd alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.


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Headshot Of Eddie Murphy In The Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Candy Cane Lane'
Eddie Murphy
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Jamie Lee Curtis
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Ralph Bellamy
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Don Ameche
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Dan Aykroyd
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Denholm Elliott

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Dan Aykroyd dressed in a dirty Santa costume, drinking a glass of wine in Trading Places.
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Eddie Murphy lies prone on a carpeted floor smiling upward while multiple guns are pointed at his face in Trading Places
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