Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

★ 7.0 1h 58m 1,261 votes IMDb
Comedy Drama History

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

Dolemite Is My Name

Where to Watch

Netflix Netflix Watch
Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video
Disney Plus Disney Plus
Max Max
HBO Max HBO Max
Hulu Hulu
Paramount Plus Paramount Plus
Apple TV Plus Apple TV Plus
Peacock Peacock
Showtime Showtime
Starz Starz
Paramount+ with Showtime Paramount+ with Showtime

Rent / Buy

Rent

Apple TV Apple TV
Google Play Movies Google Play Movies
Amazon Video Amazon Video
YouTube YouTube
Vudu Vudu
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home

Buy

Apple TV Apple TV
Google Play Movies Google Play Movies
Amazon Video Amazon Video
YouTube YouTube
Vudu Vudu
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home

Cast

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore Age 65 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. H...
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes as D’Urville Martin Age 63 · Orlando, Florida, USA Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. Snipes has made films in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, though...
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Lady Reed Age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Da'Vine Joy Randolph (/deɪˈvaɪn/; born May 21, 1986) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production of Ghost (2012), for whi...
Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key as Jerry Jones Age 55 · Southfield, Michigan, USA Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. H...
Mike Epps
Mike Epps as Jimmy Lynch Age 55 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Michael Elliot 'Mike' Epps (born November 18, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer, singer, musician, and rapper, best known for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday an...
Craig Robinson
Craig Robinson as Ben Taylor Age 54 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Craig Phillip Robinson (born October 25, 1971) is an actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his roles on The Office as Darryl Philbin and in the films Pineapple Express, Zack and Miri Make...
Director Craig Brewer
Cast Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Snoop Dogg, Ron Cephas Jones

Audience Reviews

r96sk 9/10 Jun 13, 2024
<em>'Dolemite Is My Name'</em> is terrific.

I did find the opening 30-40 minutes to be lesser, still perfectly good but just nothing all that noteworthy. However, the following 60-80 minutes is top notch, I found it thoroughly entertaining. Eddie Murphy is great fun, while Da'Vine Joy Randolph stars behind the aforementioned. Wesley Snipes is amusing too.

Gotta check out the original Dolemite movie at some point, intrigued to see how it'll translate as a film on its own footing. This 2019 flick portrays the making of that 1975 flick in very enjoyable fashion. The pacing is perfection and the comedic elements are certainly humorous. Well worth watching.

Similar Movies

Interstellar 8.5
Interstellar 2014
Inception 8.4
Inception 2010
The Avengers 8.0
The Avengers 2012
The Dark Knight 8.5
The Dark Knight 2008
Avatar 7.6
Avatar 2009
Deadpool 7.6
Deadpool 2016
Fight Club 8.4
Fight Club 1999
Avengers: Infinity War 8.2
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
Pulp Fiction 8.5
Pulp Fiction 1994
Guardians of the Galaxy 7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
Forrest Gump 8.5
Forrest Gump 1994
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 7.9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
Iron Man 7.7
Iron Man 2008
Django Unchained 8.2
Django Unchained 2012
The Matrix 8.2
The Matrix 1999
Joker 8.1
Joker 2019