Harlem Nights

"They're up to something big."

1989 1h 56m EN

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6.1

MID

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28%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 374🥫28%Rotten Tomatoes●16Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 26,392

ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

“They're up to something big.”

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Cast

Eddie Murphy
Quick
Richard Pryor
Sugar Ray
Redd Foxx
Bennie Wilson
Danny Aiello
Phil Cantone
Michael Lerner
Bugsy Calhoune
Della Reese
Vera
Berlinda Tolbert
Annie
Stan Shaw
Jack Jenkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eddie Murphy
Writers: Eddie Murphy
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eddie Murphy, shot by Woody Omens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Herbie Hancock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Balsam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're up to something big.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eddie Murphy directs. Woody Omens behind the camera. Herbie Hancock scores. Alan Balsam cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
3Directed by Eddie Murphy, shot by Woody Omens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Herbie Hancock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Alan Balsam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They're up to something big.".
8IMDB entry: tt0097481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "corruption", "police", "nightclub", "rivalry".